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1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

4.9 56 reviews

  • Avatar Emily Matles ★★★★★ a week ago
    We would highly recommend Ally! Our son always asks about her, so very thankful to Brooklyn Letters for introducing us.
    ~ Emily, mom of Brooklyn 2 year old
  • Avatar T Ainsley ★★★★★ 5 months ago
    I cannot express how grateful and rewarding my experience with Brooklyn Letters has been. Her tutor Ms. Daria is so knowledgeable, amazing, kind and awesome. My daughter has made so much progress in Literacy and Math and it's all … More thanks to Ms. Daria. I know my daughter is sad that she can no longer work with Ms. Daria, as she looked forward to their sessions every week. Thank you again!
  • Avatar Natalie Levon ★★★★★ 4 months ago
    Nicole has been an amazing therapist!! She played a tremendous role in our daughter’s speech progress and overall development. She has come such a long way and we are so happy with the therapy she received!
  • Avatar Colin Peters ★★★★★ 6 months ago
    We could not be happier with the services Valerie provided! She is very thoughtful and knowledgeable and provided significant guidance to support our daughter's speech development outside of our scheduled sessions. She established … More a great working relationship with her, and she will definitely be missed! Your business model is amazing and it was an absolute pleasure working with Valerie. I've referred your organization and Valerie to the Executive Director of our daughter's school and friends/colleagues who are in need of speech therapy services.
  • Avatar Lil Amatore ★★★★★ 7 months ago
    Christina was absolutely wonderful. She went out of her way to win my son over and it worked. He looked forward to her visits and his speech improved so much under her care. She was super flexible and it’s clear she truly cares. We adore … More Christina and we’re going to miss her. Almost sad he improved so much! She’s simply amazing and we can’t say enough how great she is. I would recommend her services to anyone and everyone, without hesitation. Thank you so much for connecting us with her!
  • Avatar Heather Liljengren ★★★★★ a year ago
    We cannot say enough good things about Effie, the ASL teacher, who was so engaged and effective with our 2 year old daughter from the very first session! Effie gladly included our whole family in the sessions! Her expertise and fantastic … More personality gave our daughter a way to communicate that she was so desperately seeking. The coordinators at Brooklyn Letters were so helpful and communicative…I would highly recommend their services!
  • Avatar Brigid Bower ★★★★★ 11 months ago
    Samantha Dalmas was fantastic! We saw her for a feeding therapy evaluation and while she doesn’t think my daughter needs more feeding therapy sessions at this time, but she gave me lots of tips to try. If my daughter's doctors want … More to see more progress at her next appointment, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Samantha again.
  • Avatar Duygu Başaran ★★★★★ 11 months ago
    Brooklyn Letters was recommended to me through a friend's speech therapist friend in NJ. The articulation evaluation for my daughter went well. We were pleased with Kristin's services.
  • Avatar Kelley Peters-Patel ★★★★★ a year ago
    Melissa was wonderful. Our daughter warmed to her immediately and by the time she left, had already started "practicing" some of the techniques Melissa had shown her. I will not hesitate at all to reach out to Melissa again, should … More the need arise.
  • Avatar R Elmore ★★★★★ a year ago
    Aileen was INCREDIBLY helpful to us, both in assessing possible origins of my grandson's food aversions, as well as informing us of various available interventions to consider.
    I can’t thank you and Brooklyn Letters enough for connecting
    … More us with Aileen. In all our feeding therapy journey we have not gotten anything near the kind of benefit that we did from her. Her knowledge, professionalism, and responsiveness have put us on the path of progress with my grandson and has also made us feel genuinely well cared for.
  • Avatar Christine Weiher ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    We were amazed with Allison! She met my son at 2 1/2 years old, not speaking much at all, and over a computer, and she was able to develop a bond and friendship, so much so that he would look forward to his weekly computer time with Allison. … More I was not sure how the speech therapy would go- but we are so happy that we tried it out and continued. It allowed my son to gain confidence in his speech, make a new friend :), and also give him the skills and a bit of understanding of how to shape his mouth or where to place his tongue to make the proper sounds. We were extremely happy with Allison- she was fantastic to work with.
  • Avatar Andrea Saffady ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    My sessions with Karen have been extremely helpful. My speech has improved tremendously. In fact, I just finished 2 hours of conducting interviews with a consulting client via MS Teams and I have an upcoming conference call. Both my … More neurologist and neurosurgeon remarked about how good my speech is. Much of the day it is perfect, although I still have some rough spots when I get tired or speak too quickly. One of my granddaughters is a speech pathology student at Ithaca College. She sat in on 2 sessions while she was home for winter break, and she was very impressed with Karen.
  • Avatar Jacob B ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We were delighted with Christie. First, and most importantly, our son made great strides under her guidance. So great, that we felt he no longer needed help! She was incredibly patient and kind with him and our son really responded to … More her. Christie was also great with me and my wife. She provided thorough and informative updates on our son's progress and which exercises she was using with him, so we could reinforce what she was teaching him. All in all, we had a fabulous experience with Christie and would highly recommend her.
  • Avatar Jessica C ★★★★★ a year ago
    Theo was wonderful and his work with my son has produced some progress. I am grateful for the services Theo provided.
  • Avatar Melissa Stevens ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Highly recommend Jill. She is a total pleasure to work with. After a few months working with Jill, my son is reading above grade level and LOVES to read. Mission accomplished!
  • Avatar Demet Evren ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Paige was great and we had been really happy with her. I would highly recommend her! I recommend Brooklyn Letters to whomever asks for a speech therapist.
  • Avatar Jeizel Rosenthal ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Isabel was WONDERFUL and our son absolutely adored her, and he is making great progress with his reading and writing.
  • Avatar Lesley Duval ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    Theo was fantastic with our 4yo son. We were very worried that his progress would fall off when we had to switch to remote sessions, but Theo kept our son happy and engaged through the screen. Highly highly recommend!
  • Avatar Samantha Packard ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    We've been working with Theo from Brooklyn Letters for close to 4 months now and the results are apparent; our daughter has vastly improved her speech in a relatively short amount of time. We make "Theo Day" a celebration … More in our house with pancakes for breakfast, and the enthusiasm is matched in the sessions. Theo is fun, patient, professional, and caring, and he gives us the tools to take the lessons beyond the session. Thank you Theo, and Brooklyn Letters, for helping our daughter express herself.
  • Avatar Travis Ricca ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    I worked with Alina to enhance my pronunciation, tone, and pacing while communicating socially and in a work environment. She was great to work with and clear about goals and learning objectives. The improvement from day 1 has been tremendous! … More
  • Avatar Enrico Bermudez ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    Cathy has been excellent with us and our son. We will sorely miss her. He has improved significantly with Cathy’s help. Cathy was a true partner with us, especially as we pursued additional help through our son’s school system.
  • Avatar Kayne Elisabeth Wilk ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We really loved working with Alina, she is so fantastic. Patient yet firm, and determined the best course of action very clearly and succintly for us. And it all transitioned so well to Zoom as well. I will definitely be back in touch for … More services for our other child after summer break!
  • Avatar Jen S ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Vera was amazing! My 11 yo daughter made progress so quickly and really looked forward to her sessions. She was kept motivated and engaged.
  • Avatar susie tofte ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    The work that Allison P. did with our daughter over the years has been invaluable to us. Our daughter had such a good relationship with Allison, and it allowed them to work really well together - even remotely these past 6 months. This … More year, Allison went above and beyond by helping us throughout the neuropsych eval we did, trying to re-open our daughter's IEP at her school, and eventually landing her at our chosen school. She was in contact with our daughter's teachers, with the neuropsychologist, and made herself available as a reference to speak on behalf of our daughter's learning differences.
    Allison stopped by our house last week to give our daughter cupcakes and say goodbye, and I literally cried with appreciation for what an amazing speech therapist she has been. She has been our daughter's biggest champion. The new families that she will work with this year are lucky to have her.
  • Avatar Alicia Perez-Katz ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Sydney was great! Our son was sad to end his sessions with her, which says a lot. We appreciated her honest assessment of his skill level, and he now has materials to self monitor and practice. Thank you!
  • Avatar Kristin Ames ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Our experience with Theo was terrific. Theo was great with my son. He developed a positive relationship with him based on sincerity, respect, trust and a deep personal connection. In their lessons, Theo was encouraging, creative and kind. … More He helped our son understand how to differentiate the sounds he made when he spoke, and gave him great exercises to practice every week between lessons. Our son was sorry to have the lessons come to an end, but recognized that Theo had helped him as much as possible and it was time for him to stop. Theo explained to him (and us) how to keep working to get the last 5%, and encouraged him to keep working on the exercises on his own. I have recommended Theo to another parent who noticed my son's improvement and inquired for her own son.
    We are all grateful to have gotten to know Theo, and we greatly appreciate all the work he did to help our son.
  • Avatar Aisha Holder ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    "I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Michelle Macroy-Higgins. We are extremely pleased with her work with our daughter. I was so grateful for my daughter to have a speech therapist who is a researcher (specialty in late … More talkers), graduate professor and practitioner. Her expertise was clearly evident in our conversations and work with our daughter. She was very responsive to my questions and often sent articles and other materials about language development that I found helpful. Thankfully, my daughter's speech improved tremendously. Michelle developed such a warm relationship with my daughter. My daughter was always excited to see Michelle and would greet her at the door with a big hug. Lastly, I would add that Michelle always demonstrated empathy with me as a mother who was initially worried about her daughter's language development. I could go on and on about how pleased we were with Michelle's work."
  • Avatar Andrea Peartree ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Theo is a wonderful Clinton Hill speech therapist. We were really pleased with him. Our son showed drastic improvement, not only in his speech but in his confidence.
  • Avatar mario costa ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Alexa has been an enthusiastic, reliable, well prepared and caring teacher for our 6 year old daughter. She has been able to improve and increase our daughter's confidence lesson by lesson with patience and competence; through varied … More and productive didactic practice. Alexa has engaged our daughter in several activities that always kept her motivated and eager to learn literacy. My wife and I, both of us are educators, feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to observe Alexa's pedagogical skills. Alexa has had a big impact on our daughter literacy growth. Thank you Brooklyn Letters!
  • Avatar Lily Alt ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We were absolutely DELIGHTED with Marsha's services. She was wonderful. We found her to be kind, fun, engaging, very knowledgeable. She provided us with clear instructions and additional written handouts each week. She engaged our … More son with different techniques and toys, and showed us how to use her techniques when we were interacting with him. I actually just texted her on Saturday - Our son finally said "more" - one of the target words we had been working on with her. It was a total joy to hear, and I had to share it with her - she wrote back immediately to congratulate us. I am so appreciative of her expertise, and wish we could have seen her for longer. I recommended her to another family in our neighborhood who is looking for a speech therapist.

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Our Speech Language Pathologists, Literacy and Math Tutors, SEITs Travel To Your Staten Island Area Home! Expert Private Pay In-Person and Speech Therapy and Tutoring | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with Our Staff.

Our Speech Language Pathologists, Literacy and Math Tutors, SEITs Travel To Your Staten Island Area Home! Expert Private Pay In-Person and Speech Therapy and Tutoring | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with Our Staff.

WE TRAVEL TO THE FOLLOWING STATEN ISLAND NEIGHBORHOODS:

  • Annadale
  • Arden Heights
  • Arlington
  • Arrochar
  • Bay Terrace
  • Bloomfield
  • Brighton Heights
  • Bulls Head
  • Castleton Corners
  • Charleston
  • Chelsea
  • Clifton
  • Concord
  • Dongan Hills
  • Egbertville
  • Elm Park
  • Eltingville

  • Emerson Hill
  • Fort Wadsworth
  • Graniteville
  • Grant City
  • Grasmere
  • Great Kills
  • Greenridge
  • Grymes Hill
  • Hamilton Park
  • Heartland Village
  • Huguenot
  • Lighthouse Hill
  • Livingston
  • Manor Heights
  • Jefferson
  • Mariners Harbor

  • Meiers Corners
  • Midland Beach
  • New Brighton
  • New Dorp
  • New Springville
  • Oakwood
  • Old Place
  • Old Town
  • Pleasant Plains
  • Port Ivory
  • Port Richmond
  • Prince’s Bay
  • Randall Manor
  • Richmond Valley
  • Richmondtown
  • Rosebank
  • Rossville

  • Saint George
  • Sandy Ground
  • Shore Acres
  • Silver Lake
  • South Beach
  • Stapleton
  • Stapleton Heights
  • Sunnyside
  • Todt Hill
  • Tompkinsville
  • Tottenville
  • Tottenville Beach
  • Travis
  • Ward Hill
  • West New Brighton
  • Westerleigh
  • Willowbrook
  • Woodrow

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Since 2010, our dedicated team of speech-language pathologists and educators specializing in math and literacy has provided personalized 1:1 attention through convenient in-person and remote sessions, available seven days a week. We offer comprehensive services, including speech-language and feeding therapymathliteracy, and preschool tutoringprivate SEIT cases, and customized learning plans for academic and personal growth. In response to growing community needs, we have also introduced homeschooling services throughout the Tri-State area to support families further. For children and families navigating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), we connect parents seeking a diagnosis with trusted neuropsychologists for diagnostic evaluations. We also collaborate closely with families to create individualized strategies that address each child’s unique needs, offering effective support at home and school.

Our Services

Speech and Language Therapy:

  • Focus on improving communication skills, including expressive and receptive language.
  • Address speech sound disorders, language delays, social communication, and pragmatic language skills.
  • Personalized therapy sessions conducted at home, in school, or online.
  • Explore our speech therapy services

Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluations:

  • Detailed assessments to understand your child’s communication strengths and challenges.
  • Individualized recommendations and action plans.
  • Comprehensive reports that can be shared with schools and other professionals.
  • Learn more about our ASD evaluations

Benefits:

  • Expert Team: Our team includes licensed speech-language pathologists and educators with extensive experience in ASD. Meet our speech pathologists
  • Personalized Approach: We believe every child is unique. Our services are tailored to meet the individual needs of each child and family.
  • Convenient and Flexible: We offer in-home, in-school, and online sessions to fit your schedule and preferences.
  • Evidence-Based Practices: Our interventions are based on the latest research and best practices in the field of autism treatment.
  • Understanding speech delay vs. autism

Feeding Therapy for Autism:

  • Address feeding difficulties often associated with autism.
  • Techniques to improve oral motor skills, sensory processing, and mealtime behaviors.

Referrals for Out-of-Pocket Neuropsychological Evaluations:

  • Connections with trusted neuropsychologists for thorough evaluations.
  • Assistance in understanding and navigating the evaluation process.
  • Support in integrating neuropsychological findings into your child’s educational plan.
Our Speech-Language Pathologists and Therapists

We travel to you and we also offer remote services. Some of our speech-language pathologists are trained in the Orton Gillingham approach. Many of our speech-language pathologists are trained in literacy and offer support with decodingspelling and reading fluency services. Our speech-language pathologists and therapists work with babies, toddlers, school-age students, and adults with expertise in:

Our Speech-Language Pathologists and Therapists

We travel to you and we also offer remote services. Some of our speech-language pathologists are trained in the Orton Gillingham approach. Many of our speech-language pathologists are trained in literacy and offer support with decodingspelling and reading fluency services. Our speech-language pathologists and therapists work with babies, toddlers, school-age students, and adults with expertise in:

Math and Literacy Tutoring:

  • Specialized instruction tailored to your child’s learning style and needs.
  • Evidence-based strategies to support reading comprehension, writing skills, and mathematical understanding.
  • One-on-one tutoring sessions designed to boost academic confidence and achievement.
  • Improving literacy for children with autism

SEIT Services (Special Education Itinerant Teacher):

  • Individualized support provided by certified special education teachers.
  • Services tailored to help children with autism succeed in mainstream educational settings.
  • Coordination with classroom teachers to implement effective strategies and accommodations.
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TESTIMONIALS

Progress can only be made when therapy is put into context. My son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at 18 months, with a significant delay in expressive language. Craig has been an invaluable part of my son’s therapeutic team since my son's diagnosis 5 months ago. Craig is very knowledgeable in his discipline, taking care to stay current with the latest research and evidence versus fads. He is very patient in his sessions and is skilled at engaging children so that they are challenged but not overwhelmed. Craig approaches speech therapy with the family in mind. Craig consistently engaged me in my son’s speech sessions, explaining how to specifically target underlying issues associated with Autism that impede communication (such as joint attention, eye contact, social reciprocity). He also showed me creative strategies to engage my son to encourage communication, such as following my son’s lead and interests, playful obstruction, modeling sounds with actions, and adding tactile aspects to communication. This allowed me to carry over his recommendations at home. The most important lesson that I learned from Craig is that therapeutic approaches for children on the spectrum do not exist separate from the lives of the children themselves progress can only be made when therapy is put into context. I learned how to embed opportunities for communication in ways that didn’t feel forced or unnatural, which allowed me to always be a mom to my son first. What a joy it is to hear our son's beautiful voice!

- Mother of Dev

We've been working with Theo from Brooklyn Letters for close to 4 months now and the results are apparent; our daughter has vastly improved her speech in a relatively short amount of time.
We make "Theo Day" a celebration in our house with pancakes for breakfast, and the enthusiasm is matched in the sessions. Theo is fun, patient, professional, and caring, and he gives us the tools to take the lessons beyond the session. Thank you Theo, and Brooklyn Letters, for helping our daughter express herself.

Samantha Packard

Ethan was very happy with the sessions. I could see his increased confidence in Math classes at school. Ethan’s grades were generally improved in his IB maths assessments and his MAP percentile ranking increased from 78 to 87%. During this time, Ethan missed 2 of his 5 school Math classes each week for tennis training. Sam provided the math support we needed at home to cover the curriculum but also worked well to fill gaps in his knowledge from previous years.

Caroline B.

Michelle was great she exceeded my expectations and was extremely
professional as well as easily engaged my daughter in the exercises.

- Kate

FAQ - Common Questions with Detailed Answers:

What are some unique strategies Staten Island Letters uses to support children with ASD?

Staten Island Letters employs direct instruction, shared reading, visual supports, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), play-based treatment, personalized plans, and parent involvement to support children with ASD.

How do I schedule an evaluation?

You can schedule an evaluation by emailing us at [email protected] or by calling or texting our office at 917-426-8880. Alternatively, you can fill out our intake form on our website here or directly through this Google form. We look forward to assisting you!

Are your services covered by insurance?

We provide documentation that can be submitted to insurance companies for reimbursement, but we do not bill insurance directly.

How does Staten Island Letters tailor their methods to individual children’s learning styles?

Staten Island Letters tailors their methods to individual children’s learning styles through visual supports, direct instruction, shared reading, personalized plans, play-based treatment, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), parent involvement, executive function skill development, choice of material, and sensory preferences.

Can I use my Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to pay for your therapy services?

You may be able to use a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to cover the cost of our services. Although these payments are considered out-of-pocket and not processed through insurance, HSAs, and FSAs, provide a tax-advantaged way to manage the expenses associated with our personalized therapy services.

Meet Our Team: Our team of licensed professionals is dedicated to providing personalized and effective support for children with autism.

Bridget

Bridget
M.S. ED; NYS Certified Early Childhood and Students with Disabilities (Birth – 2nd Grade)

Christine

Christine
Handwriting Specialist and an Occupational Therapist and Special Education

Ready to get started? Contact us today to schedule your initial evaluation and begin your child’s journey to improved communication and learning.

 

FREE CONSULTATION!!!
Call: (347) 394-3485,
Text: (917) 426-8880
Email: [email protected]
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