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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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At-Home Speech-Language Therapy for Toddlers and Preschoolers in Manhattan

MANHATTAN NYC AT HOME SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

At-Home Speech-Language Therapy for Toddlers and Preschoolers

MANHATTAN NYC AT HOME SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS
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When Manhattan Families Seek Speech Therapy for Toddlers and Preschoolers

At-home speech-language therapy for toddlers and preschoolers in Manhattan supports young children who need help developing early communication skills. Therapy may address expressive language, receptive language, speech clarity, social communication, and other areas identified through professional assessment.

Families often begin searching when a toddler uses fewer words than expected, has difficulty combining words, struggles to follow simple directions, or becomes hard for unfamiliar listeners to understand. Preschool teachers and pediatricians may also raise concerns about communication development or readiness for group learning.

Brooklyn Letters provides in-home speech-language therapy with licensed speech-language pathologists who work with young children in familiar daily environments. Sessions can incorporate toys, books, routines, play, and parent participation so communication goals connect with everyday life.

If your child would benefit from more comprehensive support, explore our Manhattan Speech-Language Therapy, Manhattan Speech Coaching, Manhattan Literacy Services, Manhattan Preschool Tutoring, and Manhattan Dyslexia Support to receive personalized care that strengthens communication, literacy, and academic success.

Early speech-language therapy can address expressive language, receptive language, speech clarity, and functional communication during the toddler and preschool years.

Service Snapshot

  • Service: Speech-language therapy for toddlers and preschoolers
  • Location: Manhattan
  • Delivery: In-home
  • Age Focus: Toddler and preschool years
  • Common Focus Areas: Early words, word combinations, language comprehension, speech clarity, and functional communication
  • Provider Type: Licensed speech-language pathologists
  • Goal: Support communication skills within everyday routines and early learning environments

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Where Is In-Home Toddler and Preschool Speech Therapy Available in Manhattan?

Brooklyn Letters provides in-home speech-language therapy for toddlers and preschoolers across Manhattan, subject to clinician availability. Families may seek home-based services in areas including the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Tribeca, Chelsea, Midtown, Greenwich Village, Harlem, Washington Heights, and other Manhattan neighborhoods.

In-home sessions allow speech-language goals to connect with familiar routines, play materials, books, meals, and parent-child interactions. For complete borough-wide service information, visit our Manhattan speech therapy services page.

Home-based speech therapy allows communication goals to be practiced within routines a young child encounters every day.

When Families Typically Seek Speech-Language Support

MANHATTAN NYC AT HOME SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

Families often seek speech-language support when they notice a persistent difference in how a toddler or preschooler understands, uses, or produces language. A single sign does not determine whether a child has a speech or language disorder, but recurring concerns may justify discussion with a pediatrician or licensed speech-language pathologist.

Parents commonly begin asking questions when a child:

  • uses a limited range of words or is not steadily adding new words
  • has difficulty combining words into phrases
  • struggles to understand familiar questions or directions
  • is frequently difficult for caregivers or other listeners to understand
  • relies heavily on gestures because spoken communication is difficult
  • shows frustration when trying to communicate wants or ideas
  • receives communication-related feedback from a preschool teacher or pediatrician

Speech-language evaluation helps determine whether a child’s communication pattern reflects individual variation or a need for targeted support.

For Manhattan families seeking broader information about speech-language evaluations and pediatric services beyond the toddler and preschool years, visit our Manhattan speech therapy services page.

How In-Home Speech Therapy Works for Toddlers and Preschoolers

In-home speech-language therapy brings individualized intervention into a setting where toddlers and preschoolers already communicate, play, and participate in family routines. In-home speech therapy can use everyday activities to practice communication skills in meaningful contexts.

Depending on the child’s needs and therapy goals, sessions may include:

  • Play-based interaction: Toys and shared activities can create opportunities for requesting, commenting, turn-taking, and expanding language.
  • Everyday routines: Communication goals may be practiced during books, snacks, cleanup, getting dressed, or other familiar activities.
  • Individualized intervention: A licensed speech-language pathologist adjusts activities according to the child’s communication profile and response to therapy.
  • Parent participation: Caregivers may learn practical ways to support communication between sessions without turning home life into constant therapy.
  • Functional practice: Skills can be practiced where the child naturally needs them, such as asking for help, making choices, answering questions, or sharing ideas.

The appropriate therapy approach depends on the child’s needs, assessment findings, developmental profile, and family priorities.

What Communication Concerns May Lead to a Speech-Language Evaluation?

Parents do not need to diagnose a speech or language disorder before seeking professional guidance. Families often request an evaluation when communication concerns persist, affect daily participation, or are raised by a pediatrician or preschool teacher.

Possible reasons to consult a licensed speech-language pathologist include:

  • limited growth in spoken vocabulary
  • difficulty combining words into age-expected phrases or sentences
  • difficulty understanding familiar directions or questions
  • speech that is frequently hard for others to understand
  • persistent difficulty producing speech sounds
  • concerns about stuttering or speech fluency
  • difficulty using language during play or social interaction
  • loss of previously used communication skills
  • caregiver, pediatrician, or preschool concerns about development

A speech-language evaluation examines the specific communication skills causing concern rather than relying on one isolated milestone. Concerns involving feeding or swallowing require appropriate professional assessment and should not be automatically treated as evidence of a speech delay.

Professional Help and Comprehensive Pediatric Speech Therapy Services We Provide at Home

At Brooklyn Letters, we provide a range of speech therapy services for toddlers and preschoolers in the comfort of your own home. Our services are designed to address your child’s specific speech and language needs:

  • Articulation Therapy / Pronunciation Therapy: Articulation therapy helps children who have difficulty pronouncing words or sounds correctly. This therapy focuses on improving clarity and helping your child articulate sounds in a way that is easier for others to understand.
  • Language Development / Language Delay Therapy: We support both receptive language (understanding what is said) and expressive language (speaking clearly and effectively). Language development therapy helps children grow their vocabulary and understanding, use sentences, and comprehend instructions, which are vital for successful communication.
  • Fluency/Stuttering Support / Stuttering Treatment: Stuttering and other fluency issues can be addressed with therapy focused on creating smooth, fluent speech. We help children feel confident as they speak, reducing the frequency of stuttering and promoting natural, easy communication. This is a common speech disorder that can be addressed.
  • Oral Motor & Feeding Therapy: At Brooklyn Letters, we use oral motor therapy to address the functional movements of the mouth, tongue, and lips. This is a science-based approach that focuses on improving a child’s ability to use their mouth for specific, real-world tasks like speaking, chewing, and swallowing. Our therapists do not use isolated exercises but instead integrate these strategies directly into speaking or feeding activities to help your child achieve a direct, functional goal. For example, a therapist may use oral motor techniques to guide the correct placement of the tongue for a specific sound during speech practice or help a child learn how to manage food in their mouth during feeding therapy.
  • Social Communication and Pragmatics: This therapy targets your child’s ability to engage in social interactions. We help your child learn the appropriate ways to initiate, maintain, and end conversations, helping them better connect with peers. This is one of the important skills children learn.
How Brooklyn Letters Can Help

Speech Therapy Goals Change Between the Toddler and Preschool Years

Toddler and preschool speech therapy may address different communication demands because language expectations change rapidly during early childhood.

For toddlers, therapy may focus on early words, combining words, understanding familiar language, requesting, commenting, imitation, and participation in everyday routines.

For preschoolers, goals may increasingly involve longer sentences, clearer speech, answering questions, following more complex directions, storytelling, peer interaction, and language skills that support early classroom participation.

Brooklyn Letters views early communication as part of a broader Language-to-Literacy Development Pipeline. Early speech and language development can connect with later phonological awareness, vocabulary, narrative language, listening comprehension, and reading readiness.

Evaluations and Pediatric Speech Therapy for Toddlers: What to Expect

MANHATTAN NYC AT HOME SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

Before beginning therapy, the first and most important step is a comprehensive evaluation. This allows our speech-language pathologists in Manhattan to understand your toddler’s current communication abilities and identify the most effective ways to support their speech development. You can also consult with your pediatrician regarding your concerns.

Our licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) conduct this evaluation with care, patience, and expertise, all in a way that feels natural and comfortable for your child—often through play-based interaction and observation.

Here’s what we assess during your child’s evaluation for pediatric speech therapy:

  • Speech and Language Assessment: We look at both expressive language (how your child uses words, sentences, and gestures to communicate) and receptive language (how well they understand what others are saying). This gives us insight into how they’re processing and using language.
  • Articulation and Sound Production: Is your child clearly pronouncing words, or do you find that others struggle to understand them? We assess how they produce individual speech sounds and look for common patterns of substitution, omission, or distortion that may be affecting clarity.
  • Fluency (Stuttering): Some toddlers experience disfluencies, like repeating sounds or pausing mid-word. We gently evaluate whether your child’s speech has signs of stuttering or other fluency disruptions, and determine whether intervention is needed. This is key for treating voice disorders.
  • Oral Motor & Feeding Skills: If your child has trouble with speech clarity or feeding (e.g., chewing, swallowing, or drinking from a cup), we examine their oral motor function. We assess the coordination and movement of the lips, tongue, and jaw, which play a vital role in both speech and eating.

After the Evaluation: A Personalized Plan for Your Child’s Speech Therapy

Once we’ve completed the evaluation, we don’t just hand you a report—we walk you through it. You’ll get a clear, jargon-free explanation of what we observed and what it means. We provide this in simple language for you.

From there, we’ll create a personalized treatment plan based on your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals. This plan outlines what skills we’ll focus on, how often therapy sessions should occur, and how progress will be measured. We also include strategies and tips for you to use at home so that therapy becomes part of your daily routines—not just a once-a-week appointment. Whether your child needs help with pronunciation, language delays, stuttering, or feeding issues, our goal is to give you clarity, confidence, and a clear path forward.

Techniques a Speech Therapist Uses During In-Home Speech Therapy for Kids

At Brooklyn Letters, we believe pediatric speech therapy should be effective, engaging, and fun—especially for young children. Toddlers and preschoolers learn best through play and connection, so we use techniques grounded in research and tailored to each child’s developmental level and personality.

Here are some of the key methods our licensed speech language pathologists use:

  • Play-Based Therapy – Children learn naturally through play. We integrate toys, games, books, and imaginative play into speech therapy activities to make learning enjoyable and meaningful. While your child is having fun, we’re targeting specific speech and language goals in a way that feels natural and motivating.
  • Modeling and Repetition – Our therapists frequently model correct speech sounds, sentence structures, or vocabulary. By hearing accurate examples over and over, children begin to imitate and internalize correct speech patterns. Repetition builds consistency and confidence in communication. This is vital for speech practice.
  • Visual Supports and Gestures – For toddlers who are still building verbal skills, we incorporate visuals like picture cards, gestures, and sign language. These tools reduce frustration and help bridge the gap between what a child wants to say and what they can say. Visual cues are especially useful for children with language delays or auditory processing difficulties.
  • Prompting and Cueing – We use a variety of cues—such as tactile prompts, verbal hints, or visual guides—to gently support children as they attempt sounds or words. These are gradually faded as the child gains confidence and independence in their speech.
  • Parent Coaching and Involvement – You’re your child’s most important communication partner. We actively involve parents in sessions, sharing simple strategies you can use throughout the day to reinforce therapy goals—like during mealtime, story time, or play. This teamwork helps accelerate child progress and ensures skills generalize outside of sessions as home speech therapy activities or general home activities or home practice.
  • Songs, Rhymes, and Movement – We tap into rhythm and melody using songs, chants, and movement activities to support speech and language development. These tools are especially effective for young children who are still developing auditory memory, attention, and expressive vocabulary.
  • AAC Support (When Needed) – For children with more significant communication challenges, we may introduce augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods, like picture boards or basic speech-generating apps, to help them express themselves while working toward verbal speech.

Each child is different, so we carefully select and adapt our techniques to fit your child’s unique needs and personality. Our goal is to create sessions that are productive, personalized, and joyful—so your child stays motivated and progresses steadily with their speech practice.

What Parents Are Saying

What Parents Are Saying About Our Pediatric Speech Language Pathologists in Manhattanat MANHATTAN NYC
Testimonials
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Bilingual Expert. We had Suzanne, speech therapist, perform a mini-evaluation on our son and we had such a good experience with her that I feel compelled to share my impressions. At first, I must admit I was a bit apprehensive about having someone come into our home to evaluate our son. He is very active and, like any toddler, can be extremely suspicious of strangers so I wasn’t sure how this was going to work. When Suzanne entered our apartment with her big bag of toys, my partner and I were immediately put at ease. She has a warm yet confident way about her and she obviously loves working with children, which is the key to my son's heart. Additionally, Suzanne is very knowledgeable about speech-language pathology with young children, particularly with bilingual children. Suzanne is very professional help and methodical. She played with our son while speaking with us and answering all of our questions. She was a pro. The experience with Suzanne was better than I could have imagined.

— Wendy
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Julia was amazing with daughter. My daughter had a very difficult end of preschool year and Julia was awesome with working with her during a difficult time. She was always super patient and kind and knew when to push and when to pull back. My daughter’s speech has improved tremendously since working with Julia. Her confidence in speaking has also improved a lot. Also, she has become a lot less frustrated when speaking.

— Joeann, mom of a 4 year old
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I am so grateful to her. Amy is a fantastic speech therapist, reading strategist, and confidence-builder! My now-7-year-old son was having difficulty with enunciation, and, perhaps relatedly, hesitating to try reading aloud. I was concerned about taking him to a speech therapist because I did not want to make him (more) self-conscious. A year ago, Craig at Brooklyn Letters recommended Amy, and the whole family has come to rely on her. My 7-year old’s speech is much clearer than it was, and Amy has taught him a bunch of different strategies to try if he is unsure how to make a sound or read a word, which greatly reinforced his reading learning at school. Amy saw immediately how to win my shy son’s confidence (ask him to explain how to play chess to her), and targeted her strategies to his strengths (numbers and sports!) so that he could work on the new skills while feeling good about himself. My son looks forward to Amy’s weekly visits immensely (it is also really helpful that she comes to our house!). Amy recently told me that she thought he was ready to graduate from their sessions, and I immediately felt like this would be a real loss for him and for me as a parent because I have come to value Amy’s advice. So I persuaded her to work with him once a week on Spanish (Amy is bi-lingual), which he has just begun at school, and on homework strategies. I am so grateful to her.

— Deidre
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Frequently Asked Questions

1. When should a toddler start speech therapy?

Parents often seek guidance when communication concerns persist, development appears different from expectations, or a pediatrician or preschool teacher recommends evaluation. A licensed speech-language pathologist can assess the specific areas causing concern.

2. What happens during in-home speech therapy for a toddler?

Sessions may use play, books, toys, choices, and everyday routines to work toward individualized communication goals. The exact approach depends on the child’s needs and assessment findings.

3. Is a late talker the same as a child with a language disorder?

No. “Late talker” is a descriptive term, not a diagnosis. Professional evaluation can help clarify a child’s expressive and receptive language profile.

4. Can multilingual children receive speech-language therapy?

Yes. Multilingual development should be considered across the child’s languages and communication environments. Exposure to more than one language should not automatically be treated as the cause of a delay.

5. How often should a toddler attend speech therapy?

Frequency varies according to the child’s communication profile, goals, response to intervention, family circumstances, and clinician recommendations.

In-Home vs. Clinic-Based Speech Therapy for Young Children

The best therapy setting depends on the child’s needs, treatment goals, family logistics, and availability of an appropriate clinician.

In-home therapy allows communication goals to be practiced around familiar toys, books, family interactions, and daily routines. Parent participation may also be easier when therapy occurs where communication challenges naturally arise.

Clinic-based therapy may offer specialized equipment, a controlled treatment environment, or access to multidisciplinary services in one location.

Neither format is automatically right for every child. Families should consider clinical needs, therapist expertise, scheduling, travel demands, and how well each setting supports meaningful practice.

Start with Brooklyn Letters Today!

Every day is an opportunity for your toddler to grow and develop strong speech and communication skills. The benefits of speech therapy are immense, helping children overcome challenges and build confidence. Let’s work together to set your child on the path to success! Book your free consultation today and take the first step in providing the professional help your child needs. We’ll help with various speech therapy activities that become their favorite activities.

Schedule now, and let’s help your toddler thrive!

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