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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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STATEN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATH TUTORS

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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

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

In-home and at-school Staten Island private pay math tutoring for K-5 students.
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We travel to you and we also offer remote services. The Math Specialists we work with work on number lines, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, order of operations, fractions, word problems, and more!

Common Core Math Standards & Worksheets (Kindergarten- 5th Grades)

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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.

We’ve been working with Maddie on English and math for our daughter. It’s been great and Maddie has been absolutely amazing.

- Ilan B

We hired Natalie for summer bridge math tutoring for our son. Natalie was great. She was punctual, friendly, and quickly put our son at ease. We asked her to work on reinforcement of the math concepts our son just finished in 5th grade and she was very knowledgeable of the grade-level material. From my observations, she helped him understand the math concepts better. She worked with us on scheduling around conflicts and was very flexible to schedule sessions so he wouldn't have too much time between sessions. Overall, we were pleased with Natalie and her work with our son. Would certainly recommend her to others and request her services again.

- Staten Island parent-Roberto G.

Alissa was really wonderful and we hope to work with her again in the fall. Our daughter loved her and their work together really helped turn around our daughter’s performance in Algebra.

- Kate & Andrew
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Literacy & Math Tutoring Rates

  • $145-$180 Per Hour

  • $120-$155 for 45 minutes

  • $100-$120 for 30 minutes (online only)

What is Multisensory Math?

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Multisensory math builds deep understanding by combining visual, auditory, and kinesthetic strategies—making it especially effective for neurodivergent learners. At Staten Island Letters, families are matched with independent providers offering online math tutoring for students with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and other learning differences and learning disabilities. Independent tutors personalize every session to make abstract concepts concrete, improving students’ confidence and problem-solving skills, no matter where they’re located.

Orton-Gillingham Approach in a Math Setting

The Orton-Gillingham approach is a multisensory approach to teaching literacy. It involves using auditory, visual, sensory, and kinesthetic elements to help students understand the connection between language and letters or words.

Multisensory math applies the same principles to mathematics instruction. It encourages the use of touch, sight, hearing, and movement–when learning and teaching a new concept. Marilyn Zecher, M.A., CALT, a certified academic language therapist and specialist, speaker, and former classroom and demonstration teacher, expanded and developed this approach further. She applied and combined the Orton-Gillingham Approach with evidence-based practices based on neuro-imaging studies and NCTM and What Works Clearinghouse recommendations.

Zecher emphasizes the language of math, stressing that the language of instruction is crucial during the process of concept formation and developing skills towards application. Multisensory math uses the Concrete, Representational, and Abstract (CRA) instructional sequence and explicit language to help learners grasp math concepts more effectively.

To ensure effective instruction using the multisensory math approach, learners must be taught explicitly, practice skills consistently, and learn new concepts through CRA.

Concrete (Touch) – This aspect of multisensory math refers to touch. Teachers use tangible objects to represent concepts or numbers, such as breaking apart foam shapes (or using other manipulatives) to demonstrate fractions.

Representational (Drawing) – After concrete or tactile demonstration, teachers can then introduce the representational or drawing aspect. This technique encourages a learner to create his or her own visualization of the concept learned. It also aids students to facilitate their own connections and allows them to write down what they are thinking.

Abstract (Symbols) – Once they have fully understood the lesson introduced and built up during Concrete and Representational,  the next stage is the abstract or symbols sequence. Traditionally, teachers introduced math lessons using only abstract concepts (numbers and symbols). And while this has worked for some, other learners find it difficult to grasp math ideas without concrete or visual representation.

Math Concepts that Learners Should Master

According to Zecher, learners must master four conceptual horizons that lay down the foundation for higher levels of math. These are:

  • Pattern Recognition and Subitizing – Being able to identify quantity instantly or subitizing is a key concept in math and is one of its foundations. The best way to see quantity is through patterns. Having the ability to visualize numbers is crucial in developing a strong number sense. It opens the path to operational fluency and understanding number relationships. An example of subitizing would be recognizing dice patterns: One can visually identify the number or quantity without having to count or tap each dot. Likewise, it is also important to recognize number bonds and understand that numbers can be decomposed or broken down (such as 8 into 3 and 5 or 2 and 6).
  • Place Value – Using craft sticks is a great way to teach place value using multisensory math techniques. As the number gets larger, learners can see the quantity change and feel a heavier weight. Likewise, it helps learners visualize the difference between a number’s standard (the number’s name = 125) and expanded form (what it is made of = 100 + 20 + 5).
  • Distributive Property – This refers to a learner’s ability to act on larger quantities and understanding that those quantities can be broken apart or decomposed and act on those numbers. To illustrate, consider 15 x 3. Learners must first understand that 15 can be decomposed into 10 and 5. They can then distribute (multiply) 3 and add those quantities to find the product of 15 x 3.
  • What is ONE and all its many names – This refers to the concept that any number written over itself is equivalent to one. Hence, multiplying or dividing by some form of one only changes the composition of the quantity and not the quantity itself.
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Getting Started on Multisensory Elementary Math Techniques

Multisensory teaching methods were first applied in literacy and reading instruction. But over the years, learning specialists have found that the same multisensory approach can also be effectively used when teaching math. In particular, when it is applied in elementary math using the CRA framework.

To get started with multisensory math, it is important to take advantage of skills that a learner has already mastered. From there, new concepts can be introduced using the CRA method. Using manipulatives is integral in multisensory math, especially in elementary math instruction, but these do not need to be expensive. Some items commonly used are:

  • Craft sticks
  • Beads and string
  • Base ten blocks
  • Interlocking cubes
  • Color tiles
  • Foam stickers
  • Flat marbles
  • Dice/Dominoes (only up to six)

Here are some multisensory techniques for teaching elementary math:

  • Visualizing with manipulatives such as beads, color tiles, or blocks is an excellent technique to teach basic operations like addition and subtraction. By seeing how quantities change, young learners get a better understanding of how math operations work. Visualization also helps children understand amounts and develop number sense.
  • Using cubes or tiles to build shapes lets children have a concrete and physical representation of measurements and properties.
  • Drawing math problems is an excellent way to reinforce hands-on activities as it lets children illustrate their thinking and the concept they learned.
  • Tapping out numbers allows children to “feel” the value of numbers. It helps students better understand and make connections between symbols and actual amounts.
  • Using songs to help memorize math rules and introduce new concepts.
  • Incorporating movement into math through play and games
  • Using bundling sticks or coffee stirrers to teach regrouping and place value. This can also be done using base ten blocks.
  • Using a hundreds chart is an excellent way to teach number relationships to children.
  • Cutting pizza into slices to introduce and teach the concept of fractions. By cutting up a paper or cardboard pizza, you allow children to see what fractions look like as they select slices.

MEET THE STATEN ISLAND MATH TUTORS WE WORK WITH WHO TRAVEL TO YOUR HOME

Megan S.
NYS Certified Educator with Master’s in Special Education/Childhood Education & Certification in
Orton-Gillingham; Director of Roots Learning Center
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Megan is a New York State certified teacher with Professional Licenses in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Special Education (all grades). Megan is a certified teacher in the Orton-Gillingham approach used to teach reading to students with reading difficulties. Her education includes a M.A. from Fordham University in Elementary Education and Special Education, and a B.A. from Boston College in Elementary Education, Special Education, Human Development and Applied Psychology. Megan was a Division I Athlete at Boston College for 4 years.

With over 10 years of teaching experience, Megan has taught in various educational settings across Manhattan, meeting wonderfully diverse students. Her experience includes teaching general education students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Most recently as a Head Special Education Teacher, Megan created and implemented individualized instruction across academic domains to meet the specific needs of students with a variety of learning and physical disabilities, and learning differences including students diagnosed with dyslexia, speech and language disabilities, social pragmatic language disorder, ADHD, learning disorders, dysgraphia, developmental coordination disorder, mood disorders, autism, and students with hearing impairments.

Megan believes in and gratefully witnesses how all students have the potential to grow and succeed both in and out of the classroom. She understands the importance of getting to know a student as a whole, while building off a student’s strengths, honoring their developing skills or challenges, and including their interests within instruction. Megan believes using this understanding to develop an individualized program for a student, while providing a warm, comfortable and fun environment is essential in supporting a student’s academic success. Megan focuses on positive encouragement as a tool to help students develop confidence and build or continue their love for learning.

LOCATION: Staten Island
TYPES OF SERVICES: Orton-Gillingham individualized reading and writing instruction/remediation; individualized math instruction
EXPERTISE: Orton-Gillingham approach; reading/writing/math remediation; differentiated instruction; meeting the needs of students with learning differences and disabilities
AGES: Pre-K through 5th Grade

Megan S.
NYS Certified Educator with Master’s in Special Education/Childhood Education & Certification in
Orton-Gillingham; Director of Roots Learning Center
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Megan is a New York State certified teacher with Professional Licenses in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Special Education (all grades). Megan is a certified teacher in the Orton-Gillingham approach used to teach reading to students with reading difficulties. Her education includes a M.A. from Fordham University in Elementary Education and Special Education, and a B.A. from Boston College in Elementary Education, Special Education, Human Development and Applied Psychology. Megan was a Division I Athlete at Boston College for 4 years.

With over 10 years of teaching experience, Megan has taught in various educational settings across Manhattan, meeting wonderfully diverse students. Her experience includes teaching general education students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Most recently as a Head Special Education Teacher, Megan created and implemented individualized instruction across academic domains to meet the specific needs of students with a variety of learning and physical disabilities, and learning differences including students diagnosed with dyslexia, speech and language disabilities, social pragmatic language disorder, ADHD, learning disorders, dysgraphia, developmental coordination disorder, mood disorders, autism, and students with hearing impairments.

Megan believes in and gratefully witnesses how all students have the potential to grow and succeed both in and out of the classroom. She understands the importance of getting to know a student as a whole, while building off a student’s strengths, honoring their developing skills or challenges, and including their interests within instruction. Megan believes using this understanding to develop an individualized program for a student, while providing a warm, comfortable and fun environment is essential in supporting a student’s academic success. Megan focuses on positive encouragement as a tool to help students develop confidence and build or continue their love for learning.

LOCATION: Staten Island
TYPES OF SERVICES: Orton-Gillingham individualized reading and writing instruction/remediation; individualized math instruction
EXPERTISE: Orton-Gillingham approach; reading/writing/math remediation; differentiated instruction; meeting the needs of students with learning differences and disabilities
AGES: Pre-K through 5th Grade

Anthony M.

Master of Science in Education

Anthony M.

Master of Science in Education
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Anthony “Summer” Minerva believes deeply in the power of education to help humans achieve their greatest potential. Sometimes when students have learning differences, however, families need a professional like Summer to come in and help the families determine what the source of the struggles are, and come up with ways for the child to not just improve their skills, but to know themselves better as learners in order to unlock their own genius.
Summer’s approach incorporates mindfulness and social-emotional learning with the literacy, math, and the critical thinking skills necessary to excel as a lifelong learner. Trained in Wilson, Wilson FUNdations, Orton-Gillingham, PerDev, and various math curricula, Summer is able to apply a variety of tactics to help students to develop their skills in areas that are particularly challenging. When possible, Summer incorporates movement, breathing, and music into their skill-building sessions.

Summer holds a MSEd in Elementary Ed, specializing in students with special needs. They have worked in an impressive diversity of classrooms, including public, private, pre-K through college, self-contained special education as well as ICT. They have helped hundreds of children with special needs achieve their academic and social emotional goals, especially those diagnosed with ADHD, ASD, LD, and ED. Additionally, Summer is also a published author, filmmaker, performer, and fluent speaker of 4 languages. At the heart of Summer’s work is care for their students well-being and belief in their excellence.

Location: Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Jersey

Natalie L.

Orton-Gillingham Trained

Natalie L.

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Natalie L

Natalie Lombardo is a New York State Licensed Literacy Specialist (ages birth-grade 12) and Elementary Education Teacher. She holds a Bachelors of Science Degree and Masters in Literacy from St. John s University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She has training from Columbia Teachers College Program as well as Orton-Gillingham.

Natalie has worked with students for over 16 years and has a passion for working with students struggling to read. She has provided instruction using the Orton-Gillingham Approach, Wilson Fundations Program, Learning Without Tears, Fountas & Pinnell, Journey s Literacy Program, Go Math and Everyday Math. She is a part of her school’s instructional team and is involved in curriculum planning and writing.

Natalie believes that ALL children can learn and uses a multisensory approach and individualized instruction to ensure success. She uses her training, evaluation of the student’s needs and experience to develop a curriculum tailored to each child. She keeps her students engaged by using multisensory materials and student interest. Natalie also specializes in Executive Function Coaching. She assists students to focus, develop organizational skills, plan and prioritize, and time management. She helps students set individual learning goals and works with the parents to help her students achieve these goals and develop a love for learning.

LOCATION: Staten Island
TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial reading assessment, reading intervention, ELA instruction (phonemic awareness, decoding, comprehension, fluency & writing), test prep, elementary school math instruction & intervention, ELA & math enrichment
EXPERTISE: Working with children who have difficulty with decoding, reading fluency, reading comprehension, students with dyslexia, math intervention & enrichment
AGES: Pre school through Grade 6

Liza G.

Masters in Elementary Education

Liza G.

Masters in Elementary Education
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Liza G

Liza is a motivated, goal-oriented elementary education teacher (grades 1-6). She is currently working in a first grade classroom in a NYC Department of Education public school in Gramercy. She is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and has 8 years of teaching experience in grades K-5. In Summer 2019 Liza spent 6 weeks teaching English overseas to 4th-6th grade students. Liza received a Masters in Elementary Education from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in Business and Communication from Indiana University. Liza is trained in Wilson Fundations, Guided Reading Leveled Literacy, Fountas and Pinnell, Teachers College Reading and Writing, and EngageNY Math (Eureka Math).

Throughout her career, Liza has worked with students with diverse needs including students with low English proficiency, dyslexia, anxiety disorders, speech/language impairments, autism spectrum-based behaviors and disabilities, ADD, ADHD, emotional/behavior disorders, as well as low cognitive disabilities. She specializes in working with students who need intervention in phonemic awareness, letter/sound identification, decoding/encoding, fluency, reading comprehension, writing, and math skills/concepts. Liza is a creative thinker who encourages student voice and integrates student interest into learning. Liza values meeting academic goals, while also focusing on social-emotional learning. She is trained in mindfulness and supports students in combating academic anxieties. She uses multi-sensory instruction with various kinesthetic/tactile strategies to reach all learners. She feels passionate about teaching students to advocate for themselves and be intrinsically motivated to learn. Liza prides herself on being organized, compassionate, and dedicated. She has a knack for building strong interpersonal relationships with both her students and their families. Outside of teaching Liza loves to explore new restaurants, go for runs, and pet all the dogs she sees.

LOCATION: Long Island
TYPES OF SERVICES: Individualized instruction in reading, decoding/encoding, reading comprehension, reading fluency, writing, and math.
EXPERTISE: Early and emergent readers, reading intervention including phonological awareness, phonics, decoding, encoding, word-solving strategies, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, and math skills/concepts.
AGES: K-5th Grade

Kaitlyn R.

Bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Master’s Degree in Special Education (Grade 1- Grade 6)

Kaitlyn R.

Bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Master’s Degree in Special Education (Grade 1- Grade 6)
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kaitlyn

Kaitlyn is a dedicated childhood special education teacher in a Brooklyn public school, specializing in Grades 1 through 5. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) from The College of Staten Island, followed by a Master’s Degree in Special Education (Grade 1- Grade 6) from the same institution. Recently, she completed the CITE program at The College of Saint Rose, earning advanced certifications in School Building Leadership and School District Leadership. With six years of experience, Kaitlyn has a proven track record of working with students from diverse backgrounds, including those with ADHD, autism, speech and language impairments, and dyslexia.

Kaitlyn takes pride in her ability to differentiate instruction to address the unique needs of her students, aligning her teaching with both the Common Core Standards and the newly adapted Next Generation Learning Standards. She incorporates the Wilson/Fundation program and applies the Orton-Gillingham approach in her teaching. Currently, she serves as the special education teacher in a 4th-grade ICT setting and has previous experience as a 1st-grade special education teacher. Kaitlyn has also worked as a 4th and 5th-grade test prep teacher at A+ Academy, specializing in math instruction and providing summer school support for the Department of Education in 2018-2019.

Adopting a student-centered approach, Kaitlyn celebrates her students’ accomplishments and focuses on building their self-confidence. She utilizes manipulatives and scaffolds in her teaching, specializing in test preparation skills across reading, writing, and math. Kaitlyn is well-versed in programs such as Go-Math, NY Engage, Envisions, and Everyday Math, teaching students how to apply classroom learning to real-life situations.

Recognizing the importance of communication, Kaitlyn emphasizes its role in forming meaningful relationships with teachers, parents, and service providers to support students’ well-being and development. She firmly believes that every student is a success story, and her teaching philosophy centers around fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all.

LOCATION: Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey
TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial Reading Evaluation, Individualized reading, writing, and math intervention, Multisensory Reading, Executive Functioning
EXPERTISE: Working with students with disabilities and building their executive functioning, improving  phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and comprehension, improving understanding of math concepts using manipulatives and real world connections
AGES: Kindergarten-6th Grade
TEST PREP: Grades 3-5 ELA and Math State Tests

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