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Language Educator Specializing in American Sign Language (ASL) and ESL
Katherine S.

1,769 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $30
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About Katherine


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Teaching has been a passion of mine from a very early age. I love watching people change and grow due to the education they are receiving. I started teaching spiritual topics from a young age and until now I have taught other things such as American Sign Language, English, ESL, and life and moral values. I have been actively involved in using American Sign Language in the deaf community for twelve years and tutoring ASL for six years, including tutoring ASL to low-language deaf individuals. I...

Teaching has been a passion of mine from a very early age. I love watching people change and grow due to the education they are receiving. I started teaching spiritual topics from a young age and until now I have taught other things such as American Sign Language, English, ESL, and life and moral values. I have been actively involved in using American Sign Language in the deaf community for twelve years and tutoring ASL for six years, including tutoring ASL to low-language deaf individuals. I also obtained my TESOL/TEFL more than six years ago to qualify me to professionally teach English as a second language. Most recently, I received my Bachelors of Principles and Methods of Language Education. The education I received and have applied in my tutoring sessions has helped me to make deep and meaningful connections with my students as we cover every topic imaginable, from cultural values to entertainment to common interests and so on. I learn from you as much as you learn from me. I cater each session to individual needs, and have fun doing so as I get to know my students!

I love being part of and growing within an international community, which means I am empathetic towards every sort of background, situation, and culture. If there's something new I can learn about someone or something, I don't hesitate to do so. I encourage my students to express themselves and listen attentively, which helps me to customize my tutoring to each one's individual needs. I employ the language education I've received to help others express themselves clearly whether it be verbally, through signs, or in written form. I lived in a couple countries in Central America, which helped me to broaden my horizons in understanding other ways of living, thinking, and expressing oneself. My experiences also helped me to be sympathetic towards language learners since I too have been in the same shoes they are in.

My twelve years of being actively involved in the deaf community has enriched my understanding and appreciation of this beautiful lan


Education

USILACS - United States Institute of Language and Clerical Studies
Language Education
  • Licensed teacher

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $30
  • Rate details: Missed lessons with no notification are charged at the full rate of the schedule lesson time. Missed lesson is 15 minutes late with no advanced notification of running late.
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 1/14/2022

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Sign Language

Sign Language

I have been fluent in American Sign Language and teaching as a full time volunteer in the deaf and hard-of-hearing community for 12 years. I have a Bachelors of Principles and Methods of Language Education and I am TEFL/TESOL certified (160-Hour TESOL/TEFL Specialist Course). I have taught paid one-on-one and small group ASL classes for students of all ages for over six years and I taught unpaid ASL tutoring sessions to improve the communication skills of low-language deaf individuals for six years.
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Ratings and Reviews


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Reviews

Amazing experience!!

Rivkah is so excited for all your classes! Thank you for giving Rivkah a wonderful summer with your classes! Looking forward to continuing throughout the school year!

Chana, 15 lessons with Katherine

Friendly and helpful

Katherine is patient and knowledgeable. She presents a lesson with visuals and repeats things from the previous lesson to make sure we have retained before diving in to the next lesson.

Dixie, 9 lessons with Katherine

Patient and easy to work with

We're so grateful to have found Katherine online. Although we tried to learn on our own, we knew we needed guidance. Katherine has taught us so much just from the first lesson, laying down the foundation, which is exactly what we needed. We look forward to continue working with her.

Brian, 2 lessons with Katherine

Patient and a wealth of information

Katherine has an approach that explains ASL in a comprehensive way and challenges her students to get them moving swiftly towards their goals. So happy we chose her!

Gary, 9 lessons with Katherine

Katherine is the best instructor

Katherine is a very great instructor. I love her teaching method. She is very patient with me. I Gaurentee that you will leave each session excited about the next one. Katherine is the best instructor that yoy will ever need for ASL.

Angela, 64 lessons with Katherine

ASL instructor

Katherine is very patient and a great teacher. This is my 2nd go around ( due to unforeseen circumstance’s) and I do remember quite a bit. So upon returning, I continued with her.

Sue, 52 lessons with Katherine

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Katherine is always willing to change the lesson to accommodate your needs. We also appreciate her patience. She has changed lesson times when possible for us. She has a kind demeanor . We like her a lot.

Angela, 26 lessons with Katherine

A very patient and knowledgable tutor

She very patient with us and explain very well. We keep learning new things each lesson. We look forward to learning more. We are starting off slow because my husband and I are new to sign language.

Gracie, 8 lessons with Katherine

Great teacher!

My mom and I have had multiple lessons so far and we’re loving it! She is kind, thorough and patient. We’re learning a lot from her and highly recommend! The lessons are fun and insightful :)

Robin, 69 lessons with Katherine

awesome tutor!

She really makes you feel super comfortable! I really enjoyed both of my sessions and look forward to more.

Lori, 2 lessons with Katherine
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Response time: 3 hours
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