Rosemary - American sign language tutor - West Islip

1^st lesson free

Rosemary

5 (9 reviews)

Rate $35
Response 1h
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Number of students Rosemary has taught since their arrival at Superprof
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Number of students Rosemary has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (9 reviews)

$35/h

1^st lesson free

American sign language

Experienced tutor in American sign language in West Islip, Rosemary offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

American sign language

Lesson location

- At Rosemary's house: West Islip
- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from West Islip

About Rosemary

Welcome! I use sign language in my job every day, as a teacher of communications to DeafBlind people at the Helen Keller National Center. I have successfully taught sign language to many people, both kids and adults. I love teaching, and I tailor the lessons to each student's needs and desires. I teach with the goal of fluency, so my students can sign sentences and hold a conversation quickly. If you have a certain focus in mind, for example, education or the arts - we can concentrate on vocabulary for that area.

I first became interested in the field of deafness when a medication temporarily reduced my hearing at the age of 10. I learned the fingerspelling alphabet and some signs on my own at that time. My hearing fully returned after I finished that medication. Later, I became a certified Teacher of the Deaf. My early teaching jobs included speech therapy with hearing-impaired students in a public school system, interpreting for Deaf students at community college, and working with elderly Deaf residents in a mental health facility. I have interpreted

Master of Arts in Education of the Deaf, New York University

Interpreter training, National Interpreter Training Consortium

Previously certified Sign Language Interpreter

About the lesson

I teach via Zoom, unless the student lives within a reasonable commute from my home in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. I meet each student at their proficiency level and build from there. For beginners, we start with fingerspelling, move on to time concepts and family relationships, and then work with nouns, verbs and daily events to expand vocabulary. I teach the five parameters of sign language, common handshapes and how to set up a conversation in the signing space.

I have worked with every age group from young school children through to senior citizens. I work with hard-of-hearing, Deaf and hearing students. I can teach in English as well as in American Sign Language.

Learning sign language helps to expand your mind and the way you think, in ways that no other language can - because sign language is a visual language. It helps you find new connections between words and concepts. This can help you in your daily life as well as any profession that you may be in now.

Check whether the teacher you're considering has the appropriate education and a good bit of experience before hiring them to teach you sign language.

Recently I was in a fast-food restaurant. I saw that a man in line ahead of me was wearing hearing aids. When he got to the counter, he had difficulty communicating his order to the counter person. I went up to him, and signed to him that I can sign, and asked if he wanted help. He was very grateful and signed to me what he wanted. I voiced his order to the counter person. The counter person had a few follow-up questions, which I signed to the customer, and he signed back to me. I voiced the answers back to the counter man. The counter man told me the total, which I signed to the customer. The customer thanked me, paid for his order, and left with his dinner.

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
Learning sign language takes practice and work - so consider carefully whether you have the time, energy and commitment before moving ahead.

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5 (9 reviews)

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Johanna
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Perfect! Overall amazing! She is patient, flexible and fun. I found her knowledge about backgrounds very helpful for remembering signs. Definitely would recommend.
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Johanna

Perfect! Overall amazing! She is patient, flexible and fun. I found her knowledge about backgrounds very helpful for remembering signs. Definitely would recommend.
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Diana
- 5
Perfect! Rosemary is an excellent instructor! She worked so well with my 10 year old daughter. My daughter looked forward to her lessons every week, and really learned a lot. I would give Rosemary 10 stars if I could. I highly recommend her!
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Diana

Perfect! Rosemary is an excellent instructor! She worked so well with my 10 year old daughter. My daughter looked forward to her lessons every week, and really learned a lot. I would give Rosemary 10 stars if I could. I highly recommend her!
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Samantha
- 5
Perfect! Rosemary is very personable and very easy to learn from. I would recommend her for anyone looking to learn ASL.
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Samantha

Perfect! Rosemary is very personable and very easy to learn from. I would recommend her for anyone looking to learn ASL.
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Dianne
- 5
Perfect! Rosemary was great!
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Dianne

Perfect! Rosemary was great!
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Ivy
- 5
Perfect! Rosemary is a knowledgeable and very patient teacher.
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Ivy

Perfect! Rosemary is a knowledgeable and very patient teacher.
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Sandra
- 5
Perfect! She is patient and flexible and has a great depth of knowledge.
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Sandra

Perfect! She is patient and flexible and has a great depth of knowledge.
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Stacia
- 5
Perfect! She is very knowledgeable and flexible. She teaches to the student’s need and is very kind.
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Stacia

Perfect! She is very knowledgeable and flexible. She teaches to the student’s need and is very kind.
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Jennifer
- 5
Perfect! Rosemary is a great teacher
Knowledgeable and helpful!
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Jennifer

Perfect! Rosemary is a great teacher
Knowledgeable and helpful!
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Leslie
- 5
Perfect! Rosemary is a wonderful teacher for my daughter. She is kind and patient and able to convey the content over Zoom. She is very flexible and understanding as well. We are fortunate to work with her!
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Leslie

Perfect! Rosemary is a wonderful teacher for my daughter. She is kind and patient and able to convey the content over Zoom. She is very flexible and understanding as well. We are fortunate to work with her!
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5h: $175
10h: $350

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Experienced tutor in American sign language in West Islip, Rosemary offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

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free lessons

online

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Taj

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Samuel

Janicey

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Mackay

Tony

Ayana

Jordan

Talia

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Solomon

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