Name: First Signs and Fingerspelling
Uploaded: 2021-04-20T14:21:22.000Z
Duration: 13 min 34 s
Description: Come and learn the fundamentals of ASL. You will learn some fundamental and essential signs along with the ABCs and fingerspelling.

Come and learn the fundamentals of ASL. You will learn some fundamental and essential signs along with the ABCs and fingerspelling. 

American Sign Language

My background is not limited to just teaching American Sign Language and being involved with the Deaf community through both my work and my personal life. I am Deaf myself and grew up in a hearing family. My parents found out that I had a hearing loss while I was an infant. After receiving my hearing aids when I was 2 years old, I had access to both spoken English and sign language from the start. Having grown up in a hearing family, I am able to speak, read lips, and use sign language when needed. In fact, my own family forget that I am Deaf because of my ability to speak. Ha ha! ;-)

I graduated from Freed Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee with my degree in Psychology, and then my Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University. I started teaching American Sign Language in the community in 2017 which led me to providing classes and private lessons online and face-to-face when possible. I work from home, have two young children (ages 6 and 8), a Shih Tzu, and have been married for 11 years. Both of my children and my husband are hearing.

When teaching American Sign Language, I enjoy working with adults and adolescents. I teach conversation classes and offer private lessons. I share my personal and professional experiences in conjunction with my students’ personal and professional reasons for learning American Sign Language. I strive to provide my students with realistic and useful scenarios to not only make learning more engaging, but to prepare them for utilizing the language outside of the classroom. In addition to teaching American Sign Language, I also provide insight to the culture.

I welcome all kinds of questions, provide “what to do vs. what not to do” scenarios, and am very open about my Deafness.

First Signs and Fingerspelling

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Sign Language

Intermediate

Advanced

Miss Deaf Georgia

Certification of Rehabilitation Counselor

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

Vocational Assessment Specialist

Counselor

Communication Assessment Specialist

English

Fluent in American Sign Language and have been for 18+ years. Lessons are customized and catered to the needs/goals of each student. Not only will you be fingerspelling words in no time, but you will be building a strong foundation of every day vocabulary, expressive skills and more. Let's get started!

Kaitlin has been great. She allows me to practice by talking about normal everyday life. I know I make a lot of mistakes but she doesn't correct me all the time which helps me feel more comfortable signing. She is also very patient and always answers the questions that I have. Our 45 minute sessions are as close to emersion as I can get.

Kaitlyn provided invaluable content and practice in ASL. 
She was very responsive to questions and noticed almost immediately when further explanation or repetition was needed.
I loved it!

Kaitlin is very knowledgeable and collaborative in her teaching approach. I really enjoyed the lesson and look forward to more!

Kaitlin was super wonderful to have a lesson with! She was really clear and guided me through any signs I struggled with. I can't wait for our next lesson!

Kaitlin was wonderful with my daughter. She made her feel comfortable and ready to learn.

Kaitlin is a great instructor! Super flexible and understanding -- we walked through what the curriculum would look like moving forward, and how I can practice and test my comprehension! Felt very comfortable -- I'm so excited for my next lesson!

Super amazing! She was so nice and we were able to create a great plan that works for me. I’m so excited to take lessons from Kaitlin and I can’t wait for our next lesson.

Kaitlin, is wonderful.  I have enjoyed every lesson that I have had with her.  She makes me feel comfortable and is very patient with me.  Love her!

She is so sweet and patient!! Can’t wait for future classes!

Kaitlin is personal and is consistently helping me learn something new. I’m happy I get to further my ASL studies with her.

Kaitlin teaches my 5 year old daughter who loves attending the virtual sign classes. Kaitlin truly fits the 5 start 'best instructor ever.'

very fun classes, i feel like they are extremely helpful

Kaitlin W.

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