Brooklyn Letters
1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn
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We would highly recommend Ally! Our son always asks about her, so very thankful to Brooklyn Letters for introducing us.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. -
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.
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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.
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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. -
Theo was wonderful and his work with my son has produced some progress. I am grateful for the services Theo provided.
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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!
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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.
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Isabel was WONDERFUL and our son absolutely adored her, and he is making great progress with his reading and writing.
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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!
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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.
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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 -
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.
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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! -
Vera was amazing! My 11 yo daughter made progress so quickly and really looked forward to her sessions. She was kept motivated and engaged. -
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. -
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! -
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.
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"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." -
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. -
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! -
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.
STATEN ISLAND READING WRITING TUTORS SPECIALISTS
STATEN ISLAND READING WRITING TUTORS SPECIALISTS
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Serving you since 2010! We are caring Literacy Specialists traveling to you! In-home, at-school, remote in Staten Island private pay literacy tutoring for school-aged students. We work with students of all ages, in private and public schools teaching decoding, spelling, reading fluency, and reading comprehension skills.
As Featured In:
Serving you since 2010! We are caring Literacy Specialists traveling to you! In-home, at-school, remote in Staten Island private pay literacy tutoring for school-aged students. We work with students of all ages, in private and public schools teaching decoding, spelling, reading fluency, and reading comprehension skills.
We travel throughout Staten Island neighborhoods, including 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, and Woodrow.
Literacy Specialists
The reading and writing specialists we work with travel throughout Staten Island. Reading and writing specialists work on decoding, encoding (spelling), reading comprehension, and writing skills. We also assist children on the autism spectrum.
Literacy Specialists
The reading and writing specialists we work with travel throughout Staten Island. Reading and writing specialists work on decoding, encoding (spelling), reading comprehension, and writing skills. We also assist children on the autism spectrum.
Training/Certifications
The hourly rate for services includes both travel and instructional time (you only pay for instructional time!).
Staten Island
Literacy & Math Tutoring Rates
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$145-$180 Per Hour
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$120-$155 for 45 minutes
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$100-$120 for 30 minutes (online only)
Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standards & Worksheets
Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standards & Worksheets
The Five Pillars of Reading
Just like a house needs strong support and a foundation, developing literacy skills in young learners requires the Five Pillars of Reading. Learn how early literacy benefits from both print-to-speech and speech-to-print instruction. When literacy instruction includes all important aspects of literacy and the students are actively engaged in learning literacy, it’s called structured literacy. To learn more about these structures, the National Reading Panel recommends that the best approach to reading instruction include the following pillars:
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Fluency
Backed by studies and scientific research, these five pillars make up the essential building blocks of reading. And by combining these techniques, teachers and parents can effectively introduce the concept of reading and language. Discover the importance of phonological processing in learning to read and write. Whether you are a young learner or an adult looking to improve your reading and writing abilities, these 12 must-try literacy apps of 2023 help you achieve your goals.
Here is a closer look at how the Five Pillars of Reading work to ensure successful reading instruction:
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness refers to the knowledge and understanding that words are built from and can be broken apart into smaller segments of a sound called phonemes. Phonemic awareness is one’s ability to hear, recognize, and manipulate sounds heard in words- think of it as the ears to brain connection. Learn about phonemic awareness benchmarks.
Phonemic awareness can be taught even before a child learns to read or identify printed letters. When babies are born, they are processing phonemes when parents speak and sing to their bundle of joy. In the English language, phonemic awareness means being able to identify its approximately 44 phonemes. Additionally, teaching letter sounds with letter names is an effective way for students to grasp the concept of phonemes. Learn what is phonology.
Phonics
Whereas phonemic awareness refers to one’s ability to recognize sounds or phonemes in words, phonics mastery means understanding that letters (graphemes or printed letters) of the alphabet represent sounds (phonemes)- think of it as the ears, eyes, and brain connection. Learn what are phonological awareness and phonemic awareness.
A child who has mastered phonics can sound out new or unfamiliar words on their own. The child is “cracking the code” and is receiving feedback by listening to oneself sound out words.
Teaching phonics is all about establishing the relationship between sounds and printed letters or printed letter combinations. Starting with the printed letter-sound correspondence, a child then learns how to match sounds to letters and uses this relationship to understand printed words.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary refers to one’s understanding of words, including their definitions and context. Vocabulary is broken up into oral (speaking), understanding (listening), and print (reading vocabulary).
Needless to say, vocabulary is crucial in strengthening reading comprehension and fluency. In most instances, poor vocabulary can limit and interrupt a child’s learning and reading experience. And while it can grow naturally from daily reading and conversations, it is just as important to explicitly teach and expand vocabulary.
Strategies in teaching vocabulary can include word mapping (graphic display of words/concept relationships), word substitutions, semantic relationships (how words are related), acting out meanings, and focusing on word structure (root words and its derivations).
Fluency
Learners achieve fluency when they recognize and read words with accuracy, intonation, fluidity, and speed, whether while reading aloud or silently to oneself. Hence, fluent readers are able to read automatically without needing to pause to decode words or look up definitions.
Fluency plays a key role in comprehension and is essential in keeping young learners motivated. When children are reading fluently, it frees up mental resources to allow them to improve their comprehension of what they are reading.
When developing reading fluency, it is crucial to provide a child with frequent oral reading opportunities and to monitor progress. This involves reading out loud while being guided and receiving feedback from an adult. It is important to provide the student with opportunities to self-correct. This combination of consistent practice and regular feedback is critical in promoting fluency.
Discover the important differences between a ‘speech-to-print’ approach to literacy instruction and teaching based on ‘print-to-speech.’
Comprehension
The ultimate goal for literacy is to comprehend well what one is reading. Reading comprehension enables a child to predict outcomes, evaluate characters, deduce, and make connections to real-world events.
A child’s comprehension skills can begin to develop before becoming an independent reader. One way to do this is by reading to a child and discussing the story’s main idea, characters, and setting. Explicit teaching, modeling, and guided practice of comprehension skills are also crucial. This is especially true for students whose reading comprehension skills lag behind their peers.
Discover some online phonics materials for struggling readers that can help them develop the five pillars of reading. Read Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong (host: Emily Hanford), and watch Blame It On Gutenberg, a powerful film “about the evolving science of dyslexia, dueling theories of how to teach reading, and one family’s landmark struggle with an unresponsive school system.“
Read this article to learn more about dyslexia, recognize the signs, impact, support, and accommodations, how to identify the indicators, and get a diagnosis, post-diagnosis steps, approaches, assistance, how to boost self-worth, and many more!
Learning his or her ABCs is your child’s first step towards mastering reading and writing. But sometimes, teaching such an important skill can be confusing for parents. Do you start with the letter names or the letter sounds first? Is there a right way to teach a child the alphabet? Click here to read what speech-language pathologist Dr. Jan Wasowicz has to say on our blog!
Learning his or her ABCs is your child’s first step towards mastering reading and writing. But sometimes, teaching such an important skill can be confusing for parents. Do you start with the letter names or the letter sounds first? Is there a right way to teach a child the alphabet? Click here to read what speech-language pathologist Dr. Jan Wasowicz has to say on our blog!
Christine G.
Handwriting Specialist and an Occupational Therapist
Christine G.
Handwriting Specialist and an Occupational Therapist
Christine is a dedicated Handwriting Specialist and Occupational Therapist committed to imparting the principles and mechanics of handwriting to children of all ages and learning styles. She earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Long Island University in 2014 and currently serves in the Department of Education in NYC, where she supports students with handwriting, sensory processing, fine motor, and visual perceptual needs.
Proficient in the Handwriting Without Tears program, Christine integrates elements of TV Teacher and the Zaner-Bloser Method to craft personalized learning plans for each student, tailored to their skill level and learning preferences. Drawing from her occupational therapy background, she incorporates sensory modalities to teach pre-writing skills and letter formation in a dynamic and engaging environment, ensuring sustained interest and participation.
Christine focuses on improving children’s pencil grasp by addressing fine motor skills and hand manipulation. Recognizing the impact of posture on learning and handwriting, she emphasizes the importance of good posture, incorporating posture-improving exercises and making seating recommendations as needed during her sessions.
With extensive experience working with children with various learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, auditory processing disorder, and visual motor deficits, Christine employs diverse learning techniques to provide necessary adaptations based on individual learning disabilities.
Christine is also well-versed in working with children with special needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and other developmental and intellectual disorders. She is adept at using augmented communication devices with non-verbal children. Trained in the Keyboarding Without Tears program, Christine utilizes various typing programs to teach typing skills to students who may be unable to write or form letters. As children progress, Christine introduces cursive writing, leveraging studies that demonstrate its positive impact on spelling, fluidity, and speed.
Location: Staten Island
Megan S.
NYS Certified Educator with Master’s in Special Education/Childhood Education & Certification in Orton-Gillingham; Director of Roots Learning Center
Megan S.
NYS Certified Educator with Master’s in Special Education/Childhood Education & Certification in Orton-Gillingham; Director of Roots Learning Center
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
Agata M.
M.S. ED., NYS Certified Early Childhood Education & Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)
Agata M.
M.S. ED., NYS Certified Early Childhood Education & Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)
Prior to graduating with a Dual Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities from Teachers College, Columbia University, Agata gained valuable experience as a co-teacher in a Pre-K classroom. Additionally, she provided tutoring services for elementary-aged students at the Polish School, an institution she herself attended during her childhood. Her tenure at Teachers College exposed her to diverse teaching styles, learning methodologies, and classroom environments, all of which have significantly shaped her own pedagogical approach to nurturing young minds.
Subsequently, Agata has been dedicated to delivering Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT), Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS), and Early Intervention Services across various educational settings, including schools, daycares, and private homes in Staten Island. In these sessions, her primary focus revolves around holistic child development, encompassing the domains of social-emotional growth, cognitive advancement, communicative proficiency, self-help/adaptive skills, and both gross and fine motor development.
Agata boasts certification in Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, a specialized field that she has found exceptionally effective in enhancing children’s communication skills, fostering concentration and attention during activities, and improving their performance in everyday tasks. She places great emphasis on employing a multisensory approach to stimulate self-directed learning, cultivate problem-solving abilities, nurture critical thinking skills, and promote emotional regulation. Furthermore, she tailors her instructional methods to cater to the unique learning styles of each individual child, ensuring optimal progress.
Agata has also worked with upper elementary students within both classroom and home settings, providing ELA and writing support. She has helped students develop their reading comprehension skills, ability to analyze passages, summarize their responses, understand sentence structure, and grow their fluency, phonics, and vocabulary.
Agata possesses substantial expertise in working with children across a spectrum of diverse needs and challenges, including those on the Autism Spectrum. Her experience extends to children diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, dyslexia, processing disorders, hyper and hypo sensory sensitivities, neurological delays, and a range of health-related issues. This broad and comprehensive exposure has equipped her with a profound understanding of the unique requirements and tailored approaches essential for effectively supporting children with a wide array of developmental and learning diversities.
Agata strongly believes in the significance of collaboration with parents, teachers, and other service providers to formulate effective learning strategies and goals, both within and outside of the classroom setting. With a wealth of experience spanning over a decade in early childhood education, Agata exudes confidence in her ability to facilitate your child’s journey towards reaching their full potential.
LOCATION: Staten Island
TYPE OF SERVICES: Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy, Individual therapy, Small Group (2-3 children), Educational Evaluations (DAYC-2)
EXPERTISE: Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD/ADD, Processing Disorders, Hypo & Hyper Sensory Sensitivities
LANGUAGES: Polish and English
AGES: Birth through Grade 5
Anthony M.
Master of Science in Education
Anthony M.
Master of Science in Education
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 , Staten Island, and New Jersey
Bianca G.
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Master’s Degree in Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities
Bianca G.
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Master’s Degree in Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities
Bianca is a veteran special education teacher with over 13 years experience in the field. She has experience in grades 5 through 12. Bianca holds a Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders from St. Joseph’s University, followed by a Master’s in Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities from Long Island University. Over the years, Bianca has worked with students of various abilities from diverse backgrounds. She has provided services in an ICT setting, special class setting, alternate assessment, and in a general education setting. She has taught special education ELA and science with a focus on Regents prep (biology & earth science). Within these settings, Bianca has successfully serviced students with ADHD, ASD, Cerebral Palsy, intellectual disabilities, behavioral issues (ADHD, ADD, emotional disturbance), learning disabilities, vision impairments, physical impairments, and speech language impairments.
As a teacher, Bianca’s greatest joy comes from fostering a love of learning in her students. Bianca uses her students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEP) to fulfill their academic, executive, and socio-emotional goals. She believes in creating a classroom that is not just a place for academics, but an environment that ensures that every child feels valued, supported, and encouraged to reach their full potential.
Bianca uses her background in speech therapy to encourage students to feel comfortable using expressive and receptive language both in and out of the classroom. Some of the strategies Bianca uses include: inquiry-based learning, project-based learning, active learning, gamification, graphic organizers, scaffolding, and visualization techniques.
Bianca’s expertise focuses on utilizing resources to create multiple entry points to instruction to ensure students have full access to the curriculum being taught. Bianca’s work includes but is not limited to improving literacy skills, comprehension skills, reading and writing, phonics, phonemic awareness, executive function coaching, test prep, and multisensory reading instruction. Bianca will create a unique plan for your child’s individual needs. Bianca is knowledgeable in the Fundations program through Wilson Language. Bianca uses visual manipulatives and kinesthetic activities for students who need targeted support for phonemic awareness, letter recognition, and sound blending.
Bianca understands the importance of having a team involved in every student’s learning. She includes parents and service providers in the learning process to ensure the best outcome for her students!
LOCATION: Staten Island (Mid Island, South Shore), South Brooklyn & Online
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, group (2-3 children), parent consultations
EXPERTISE: Literacy, Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Speech-language Delays, IEP Implementation, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Processing Disorders, Science Regents Prep, Executive Function Coaching, Behavior Replacement
AGES: Literacy (PK-12), ELA & Science (5-12)
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)
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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Phone: (347) -394-3485
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