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Kimmi Kraus
Community TutorTeaches
American Sign Language (ASL)
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Sign Language
Native
German
CODA with 15 years of tutoring experience!
Teaches
American Sign Language (ASL)
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Sign Language
Native
German
CODA with 15 years of tutoring experience!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in Philadelphia, United States (12:06 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 29, 2015InterestsFilms & TV SeriesReadingTravel
Hello! My name is Kimmi and I enjoy studying and teaching language. I love to study and languages is my topic of choice. You can always find me with a book in hand or my nose to my phone reading the latest linguistic news out there. I am fluent in English and American Sign Language. I am a CODA [child of a Deaf adult], so I grew up using ASL in my day to day conversations. While languages can be challenging, I think that exercising your mind is one of the best ways to better yourself and the world around you. The better you learn to communicate, the more people you can meet. Language enriches our lives in many ways and branching out our social circles is just one gift that language gives us.Me as a Teacher
I graduated from a four year program with an A.A.S in Deaf Studies. I tutored students at my college but I had been a tutor before that in my community. I have taught at my local E.L.K.S lodge and I have worked in an elementary school in Deaf classrooms. When I take on new students, I do like to take the first lesson with them to get to know them and ask them questions about their desire to learn sign language. This gives me the ability to figure out the best way to cater to each student individually. Having worked with children as well as adults, I am able to teach beginners as well as work with those who have more advanced skill. My lessons & teaching style
My lessons are dependent upon each student. For students who are taking a class, I am able to help explain things that they are having trouble understanding in class and can help practice for presentations. For those who are self studying, I am able to help come up with a guide for that student to follow with me to better their vocabulary, grammar, and conversational skill. I also like to include information about Deaf culture in my lessons as I feel that understanding the culture is imperative to understanding the language.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Audio files
- Video files
5.0
Rating
967
Students
8,400
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
American Sign Language (ASL) Lessons
Trial Lesson
442 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
American Sign Language - General
A1 - C2Language Essentials7,685 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
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American Sign Language - Linguistics
A1 - C2Language Essentials273 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 40% off
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American Sign Language (ASL)
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Brianna A.
13 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I had always been interested in learning ASL but I had never taken a class before. After seeing Kimmi's profile, I decided to book a class with her. We jumped right in from the very first class and by the end of the class, I had learned a ton. I learned so much and enjoyed the class so much that I purchased a package of 20 classes. Kimmi's demeanor is great and she's a very effective teacher. I'm so excited to keep learning with Kimmi and highly recommend her!
Aug 29, 2025
Sonja Kueppers
1 American Sign Language (ASL) lesson
Teacher’s pick
Kimmi did an amazing job explaining elements of the linguistics of ASL to my Introduction to Linguistics class. None of us wanted the lesson to end! Highly recommended!
Jan 21, 2020
Lucy
14 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Great lesson, thanks!
Dec 28, 2025
Rocky
5 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kimmi is absolutely amazing! She blew me away! I felt so comfortable and enjoyed the class so much that I booked my next one as soon as our session ended lol. She’s extremely knowledgeable and took her time explaining everything. She even had a whole lesson plan for me! I have so much confidence now in my journey to becoming fluent in ASL. Thank you so much Kimmi for your care and attention! 11/10 recommend guys!
Aug 17, 2024
Vanessa
1 American Sign Language (ASL) lesson
This was my first ASL lesson with Kimmi. She was prepared, the lesson was well structured. It is clear that she has a lot of experience teaching ASL and has developed a system to help her students learn efficiently! We went over why I want to learn ASL. She conducted an evaluation using youtube videos to assess my level. She also created and we worked with a personalized nicely organized google docs. I look forward to learning with her!
Dec 30, 2025
Logan Fosu
1 American Sign Language (ASL) lesson
Such a patient and organized teacher! Kimmi's great at giving examples and explanations, as well as corrections to best learn ASL and thoughtful ways to be respectful of those in the deaf community!
Nov 29, 2025
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