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Shanna S. - Tutor

Fun, Friendly, Creative, Passionate Educator with Years of Experience
Shanna S. Tutors College Students
(131)
Hourly Fee: $125
Location: Austin, TX
Travel Radius: 40 miles
In-person + Online
Your first hour with any tutor is always 100% refundable!

Personal Statement

My passions are learning, teaching, connecting, relationship building, and the nuance and intricacies of languages. I am thrilled to be combining all of these passions into one career: teaching and tutoring the many facets of the English language, as well as American Sign Language (ASL).

As a "professional" college student of ten-plus years, I have experienced firsthand what a difference a great teacher or tutor can make. I have a Master's Degree in Teaching, and more than four years of teac...

Reviews

Shanna has helped grow my ASL skills immensely. It felt like my conversational ASL skyrocketed after a few classes, and I could not be more thankful. Shanna always brings enthusiasm and empathy to class, and we never run out of things to talk about! Shanna is a stellar teacher and friend to all. If you want to grow your ASL knowledge, Shanna is your tutor!
- Nette A. from Chicago, IL
Ms. Shanna has been my language arts tutor for almost a year. She has a way of making learning fun and interesting. I have always enjoyed writing with Ms. Shanna because of the way she helps me learn. She has a great sense of humor and an upbeat attitude which always keeps me smiling throughout our sessions. Overall, I would give Ms. Shanna a five out of five star rating.
- Suneet S. from Yorba Linda, CA
I am so happy with Shanna's tutoring. She is funny and easy to learn from, and extremely personable. She has helped me especially with a lot of updated signs, and many modern signs that have to do with everyday topics of this age. I am surprised at how many of these signs I have never learned. I think some of these signs are very new-having to do with internet, relationships, emotions, things like that. Awesome teacher!
- Nathan D. from Waukegan, IL
Felt like friends from the moment we met. Shanna is flexible, understanding, knowledgeable and patient. What a great tutor of not only signing but the history and culture of ASL and the Deaf community. I am better for meeting her. I so look forward to our next appointment together. I am learning much better because of her help.
- Mychele M. from Pearl City, HI
Shanna is AMAZING! If this is your first time signing or just wanting to dust off your skills she is your go too for it all. I started at a beginners level and now we are having full conversations in sign language. I highly recommend to do 3 lessons a week and try for at least one or two longer lessons. This was the best way to get signing and I highly recommend!
- Kimberly B. from Larkspur, CA
Shanna is absolutely THE BEST!!! She is such a bright bubbly and happy person, and she is so fun to hang out with every week. I am so lucky that I found her, I could not have picked a better teacher. I cannot say enough about how great she has been as a tutor and teacher. I am learning so much so fast from Shanna, she is so supportive and encouraging on top of being knowledgeable. Would 10/10 recommend her to friends family and anyone interested in learning ASL :-)
- Cory S. from New Iberia, LA
My daughter started working with Shanna almost a year ago. My daughter had about 6 months of tutoring prior to working with Shanna, and little other instruction in ASL. Her goal was not only to increase vocabulary, but also fluency. Shanna has helped her smash that goal and now they spend whole sessions communicating exclusively in ASL. On top of that Shanna is always proactive, communicative, and professional. We will definitely continue working with Shanna next year.
- Mathea B. from Minneapolis, MN
Working with Shanna has been absolutely incredible. I have been having just the absolute best time taking lessons from her. We do story time where we only talk in ASL and make the session our own. It?s so nice to make each session different and Shanna is amazing at that! We then go through and discuss any words I need help with or have questions about and Shanna really knows her stuff! I would give her 10 stars if I could but they only let us do 5. She is just amazing!
- Kimberly B. from Larkspur, CA
To those looking to invest in your language abilities in a BIG way ? I highly recommend Shanna, as she will be a fit for you and your loved ones. She has an affinity for teaching, no matter what learning style, for both adults and children alike. Aside from her extensive background as a multilingual teacher both in and out of the classroom, she makes learning ferociously fun in a professional way. In my personal experience as a student of hers, as a 29-year-old taking on a new skill of American Sign Language, Shanna has shown an unmatched commitment level, patience, and creative teaching tactics that only after a few months, have yielded stunning results for me in terms of conversational fluidity. What I found sets her apart from other top competitors in the teaching space, is that Shanna does not only breed mastery in the language itself, but goes as far as to customize your sessions to your particular learning style, your personal or professional goals, she accommodates to your time schedule if able, and even guides you through the intercultural sensitivity REQUIRED as you navigate a new language so that you can confidently and SUCCESSFULLY go into the world using it with practical, applicable sense. This has added MUCH value to my personal and professional world. Very grateful to her, highly recommend her if you?re serious about mastery in your language, and would schedule your first session sooner than later as her following has grown exponentially. Thank you, Shanna!
- Adrienne V. from Philadelphia, PA
Working with Shanna has been absolutely incredible. She is always so patient and has made learning a new language truly enjoyable. Her knowledge and background in English helps with translating and understanding the why and how words are translated in ASL. Absolutely amazing, I highly recommend her!
- Kimberly B. from Larkspur, CA
Shana is very knowledgeable, professional and energetic tutor, I worked with her to improve my American English accent because English is not my first language. She helped me correct my pronunciation, grammar and idioms mistakes, and the lessons were very helpful.
- Mena S. from Chicago, IL
She is very upbeat and seems to love to teach sign language. She was very flexible with me in co creating a teaching style and curriculum that would motivate me to learn. As an adult and a non traditional learner - that is really important for me. I highly recommend Shanna.
- Elizabeth C. from Brooklyn, NY
Shanna was everything you want in a tutor...knowledgable, patient, flexible and a cheerleader. She has a wonderful rapport with her students and makes you want to come back for more. Shanna truly cares and wants to help the student achieve their goals.
- Anita R. from Granite Springs, NY
Jace and Shanna worked on assignments for Meet and Greet, Family vocab and conversation Sept 9. Form - Cadence - ASL Grammar etc. Jace will be looking forward to the next session.
- Jace S. from Rochester, MI