How to Hire the Right American Sign Language Tutor
I've been tutoring American Sign Language kids for 16 years, and I've come to the conclusion that there isn't enough support for signing pupils. The native tongue of almost 2 million Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in America is American Sign Language (ASL). The second-most used language other than English in the United States is ASL, a natural language with its own grammatical rules. I have realised that many ASL students struggle to grasp fluent ASL now that more schools are offering ASL programmes. Like with the majority of foreign languages, you lose what you don't use. Where can an ASL student practise with native or proficient signers (Level 4 or higher according to the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview), besides a sometimes crowded ASL classroom? Is it a good idea to choose any deaf person? No, is the response. The majority of deaf people lack the skills or interest to teach ASL. ASL teachers need a specific set of abilities, much like teachers of an