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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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Students often face challenges in literacy development, including difficulties with phonemic awareness, decoding strategies, reading comprehension, and writing skills. Many children also struggle with encoding (spelling), grammar, punctuation, and paragraph construction. These difficulties can slow academic growth and leave students feeling frustrated or overwhelmed. With targeted reading and writing tutoring, students can strengthen foundational skills, close gaps, and make steady, measurable progress.

Why Choose Brooklyn Letters for Your Child?

  • Customized Learning Plans: Every student learns differently. At Brooklyn Letters, we create personalized learning plans based on a thorough educational literacy assessment. This ensures your child receives targeted support—whether they need help with phonemic awareness, reading fluency, comprehension, or writing skills.
  • Experienced Tutors: Our team includes highly qualified professionals who specialize in reading and writing tutoring. We use research-backed approaches like Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, and Fundations, so your child is supported with proven instruction.
  • One-on-One Support: We offer dedicated, individualized sessions so students receive focused attention and instruction that adapts in real time. Whether your child needs reading intervention strategies, support with handwriting mechanics, or test prep, our tutors provide clear goals and consistent guidance.
  • Multisensory Learning Approach: Brooklyn Letters uses a multisensory literacy instruction model that blends visual, auditory, and tactile methods. This approach is especially effective for students with dyslexia and for children who need stronger early literacy foundations.
  • Flexible Services: We offer both in-person services and remote services so families can choose what works best. Whether you are looking for private tutors in Connecticut or prefer virtual sessions, we make literacy support convenient and consistent.
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TESTIMONIALS

Miss Shelley has changed our son’s life in a way we never thought possible. She is patient and kind, but most of all, effective. Our seven-year-old has been working with Miss. Shelley for almost a year. During that time, our son has gone from below average to exceeding expectations. He’s more confident and fluid in his reading and writing and continues to make excellent progress.

Most importantly, Miss. Shelley deals extremely well with our son’s periodic lack of focus. She manages to bring him “back” to the table with her techniques and patience. I would urge any parent whose child struggles with reading to jump on the opportunity to work with her.
Miss. Shelley appears to use just the right mix of tools in her lessons. Repeating the basics, introducing new concepts, some games to keep things interesting, and finally, some reading and writing.

We are truly grateful for Miss. Shelley and continue to look forward to working with her in the future.

- VassilikiShe’s absolutely wonderful and we are grateful to have found her!

Alara had a good year overall - her organizational skills improved and she showed nice progress in reading and writing. Michelle and her teachers were a key part in helping to make this happen, so much appreciated.

Michelle worked very well with Alara and we appreciate it!

- Mark S.We were happy with Michelle’s services.

The writing was one of her least favorite activities and she was initially quite distressed to find out that she would be working with a tutor - but Jill immediately put her at ease and she now absolutely looks forward to their sessions.

I’ve seen my daughter’s confidence as a writer grow considerably - she now tackles school assignments with more focus and far less anxiety. Jill has also been working with her to improve reading comprehension and there’s been a notable difference in the types of books that our daughter now enjoys.

Jill has made a huge impact and has helped our daughter with these essential foundational skills - I’m so glad has she has been a steady, caring, and encouraging resource, especially given the recent and ongoing COVID challenges.

- MelJill has been a wonderful tutor to our nine-year-old daughter.

Juliet’s writing has improved by leaps and bounds, as has her confidence. Allison is patient and kind. Here’s a text I sent her last night: “I just wanted to say that I’ve never seen Juliet happier coming back from any tutoring, lesson, or therapy as she is when comes back from seeing you.”

We feel very lucky to have found her. Thank you for all of your help sending her to us!

- DavidAllison has been absolutely wonderful.

Kate worked with my 7-year-old son for a period of about 6 months, helping him not only with speech therapy but also with phonics and writing. During his time with Kate, he improved his speech annunciation, gained confidence and endurance in writing, and improved his skills in phonics. She always walked in with a huge smile on her face and brought an amazing energy to their session. Kate did a great job guiding a child who doesn't like to sit still through an hour-long lesson, always ending with a game or a fun activity. My little guy looked forward to his time spent with Kate and never complained that she was coming, which is a huge help to a parent. She was always punctual and super professional.

- Jennifer, mother of JosephKate is a fantastic therapist and teacher and I highly recommend her services.
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Where We Begin: At-Home and Remote Assessment

At Brooklyn Letters, we begin with a comprehensive educational literacy assessment to understand your child’s current skills and pinpoint specific areas of need. Our assessments review key components such as sight word recognition, phonics instruction, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and handwriting mechanics. With this information, we create a personalized learning plan that targets your child’s challenges and supports steady, meaningful literacy development.

Who Needs Reading and Writing Tutoring?

Children of many ages and learning profiles can benefit from reading and writing tutors in Connecticut. Whether your child is building early literacy skills, has undergone dyslexia diagnosis, or needs additional support with reading comprehension skills tutoring, Brooklyn Letters can help. We work with preschool tutoring, elementary students, and older children, including those who benefit from literacy intervention programs and literacy support for struggling readers.

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  1. Improved Literacy Skills: One-on-one academic support helps students improve reading fluency, spelling, grammar, and punctuation while strengthening overall literacy foundations.
  2. Personalized Learning: Sessions target your child’s specific needs—whether that includes comprehension strategies, decoding strategies, or writing skills—so instruction stays relevant and efficient.
  3. Academic Growth: With the right support, students gain skills that carry over into classroom expectations and support long-term success across subjects.
  4. Confidence Building: As students overcome literacy challenges, they often gain confidence, reduce anxiety, and become more willing to participate and take academic risks.
  5. Support for Neurodiverse Learners: We offer specialized instruction for diverse learning needs, including Connecticut tutoring for neurodiverse learners.

Effective Literacy Techniques We Use

At Brooklyn Letters, we combine structured, evidence-based instruction with engaging activities to keep students motivated while building lasting literacy skills. Our approach uses proven programs and multisensory practice designed to support a wide range of learning styles.

  • Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Reading System: These programs provide structured, systematic reading and writing instruction. Through phonics instruction, students learn decoding strategies and build reading fluency with guided repetition and reinforcement—an approach especially helpful for children with dyslexia and other reading challenges.
  • Fundations: This foundational literacy program supports early learners by strengthening phonemic awareness, letter formation, and encoding (spelling). It’s an excellent fit for preschool tutoring and elementary students who need explicit, consistent practice.
  • Handwriting Without Tears: For students who struggle with handwriting mechanics, this program uses multisensory tools to improve letter formation and written output. Hands-on activities can include tools such as chalkboards, tactile trays, and manipulatives to reinforce skills.
  • Games and Interactive Activities: We incorporate literacy games that build vocabulary development, sight word recognition, and reading fluency, helping students stay engaged while practicing core skills.
  • Reading Comprehension Games: Tutors use interactive activities that encourage students to summarize, identify main ideas, and make predictions, strengthening reading comprehension tutoring in a supportive, low-pressure way.
  • Creative Writing and Storytelling: We help students develop stronger writing through structured prompts and creative activities that support paragraph construction, grammar, and punctuation while encouraging original thinking.

Together, these methods keep learning enjoyable while reinforcing key literacy development milestones and supporting consistent progress over time.

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With over 20 years of experience in New York City, Craig Selinger is a New York State licensed speech-language therapist and educational specialist who serves as the CEO of Brooklyn Letters. His expertise is grounded in academic training in Communicative Disorders, with a focus on childhood development and language-based learning needs.

Craig’s professional journey includes extensive work in school and home settings, where he prioritizes meaningful, long-term relationships with clients of varied ages and developmental profiles. His flexible, adaptive approach is designed to meet each client’s needs with clarity, compassion, and measurable goals—making him a trusted resource for families and professionals alike.

Under Craig’s leadership, Brooklyn Letters has become a respected provider of speech-language therapy, multisensory literacy, and math practices in the NYC metro area. Craig’s expertise is widely recognized, and he has presented at leading conferences and institutions, including the Everyone Reading Conference, Mount Sinai Health System, NYU Langone Health, and Bard High School Early College Queens. His work is also closely associated with esteemed organizations such as the YMCA of Greater New York and the Educational Alliance. These affiliations with leading organizations and educational institutions underscore his authority in the field.

Craig has been interviewed by NBC News, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, and PIX 11 News. Brooklyn Letters has been mentioned by the New York Times and Yahoo.com, further cementing his reputation as a leader in speech-language therapy and learning services. His research has been published in the Journal of Brain Research, and his insights have been featured in outlets like Healthline, NYMetro Parents, Momtastic, Psych Central, and About.com.

In response to the educational challenges posed by the pandemic, Craig hosted the Craig Selinger Podcast, interviewing professionals in education, therapy, and medicine, further establishing his role as a thought leader.

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HIPAA-Compliant Security

All reports and communications are securely stored in a HIPAA-encrypted system, ensuring your information remains confidential. We strictly require written consent before releasing any confidential information, giving you confidence in the privacy and security of your data.

Initial Contact and Consultation: Contact us via email, text, or phone, and we’ll respond promptly, seven days a week. We’ll arrange a phone call within one business day to learn about your needs and match you with the right tutor.

Review Process: We thoroughly review any previous reports, evaluations, and report cards to understand the client’s background and the family’s priorities.

Tailored Assessments: Clients may choose at-home and remote literacy and math assessments to identify strengths and areas for growth. Results guide our session planning for maximum effectiveness. Additionally, our speech-language pathologists provide in-depth evaluations for individuals of all ages.

Finding the Perfect Match: We collaborate closely with clients to understand their goals and carefully select professionals from our exclusive network. We share detailed tutor profiles to support informed decisions, and all of our team members provide complimentary remote meet-and-greet sessions.

Expert Team: Our staff are licensed speech-language pathologists and experts in supporting individuals with speech, language, cognitive-communication, social communication, voice, and feeding disorders. Our dedicated local team is known for reliable, community-oriented service and a commitment to exceptional care tailored to each individual’s communication and language needs.

Get Started With Brooklyn Letters

Ready to see your child thrive with one-on-one support? Whether you need remote services or in-person services, Brooklyn Letters offers flexible options to suit your family’s needs. Contact us today to schedule an initial literacy assessment and start your child on the path to improved academic growth.

Reading and writing tutoring has never been easier or more accessible, with Brooklyn Letters delivering exceptional literacy coaching and personalized learning plans designed to foster lifelong success.

Call: (347) 394-3485,
Text: (917) 426-8880

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