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Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn LettersBrooklyn Letters

1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

4.9 56 reviews

  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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."
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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.
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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!
  • Connecticut Speech Language Therapy, Brooklyn Letters 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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What is Speech Language Therapy?

The evaluation and treatment of communication difficulties and speech abnormalities are known as speech-language therapy. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) from our Connecticut speech language therapy conduct comprehensive evaluation and therapy.

There are various speech-language therapies, including articulation therapy, language intervention exercises, and others.

Pediatric speech therapy CT can be due to acquired issues, and adult speech difficulties can be caused by an accident or disease, such as a stroke or brain damage.

What Causes Speech Sound Disorders?

Adults may have speech and language therapy problems, which usually develop in infancy or after a stroke or brain damage. However, the most frequent occurrences are presented in young children who are learning speech sounds and cannot make the proper speech sounds on their own. Many of these speech sound problems have an unknown etiology. We just take it for granted that we can produce a variety of complex speech sounds! Most of the kids we treat can’t master particular sounds on their own, so they require Connecticut Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists to help!

Other potential reasons for children’s speech sound problems include:

  • Autism and other developmental problems
  • Down syndrome (Genetic syndromes)
  • Hearing loss (due to ear infections or other reasons)
  • Brain damage caused by accidents or diseases such as cerebral palsy.
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What are the Most Common Speech Sound Disorders?

Articulation Disorders – This has a phonetic and motoric impact on children’s speech, causing them to have difficulty saying individual speech sounds, such as consonants and vowels. For example, if a child cannot make the /l/ sound when his or her chronological and linguistic ages indicate that he or she should be able to, and there is no systematic mistake pattern (see below for phonological problems), it is likely that he or she has an articulation issue.

Phonological Disorders – This speech language pathology affects the phonemic/linguistic/cognitive levels of speech production (a level higher than the phonetic/motoric aspects). When the error is unexpected for the child’s chronological and linguistic ages, children with phonological disorders show systematic patterns in their speech production errors, such as consistently deleting /m/ in initial sounds, by saying “at” for “mat” or “ad” for “mad” for CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. Dysarthria and apraxia are two more speech sound problems that are much less prevalent than articulation and phonological issues.

WARNING:

Even though speech production mistakes in children are rare, many speech pathologists misdiagnose due to not making the relationship between phonology, morphology/syntax, and speech production abilities. Many speech therapists are only focused on the motoric elements of speech production. The explanation for this disparity in speech-language pathology is because training at the master’s and post-degree master’s levels varies. Similarly, speech pathologists, especially private therapists, are under increasing pressure to use marketed items that aren’t backed up by research. Many parents request these commercialized products and programs because it is what they have been told to do.

What Happens During Speech Therapy in Connecticut?

Connecticut Speech therapy typically starts with an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist (SLP), who will determine the communication problem and discuss the appropriate treatment options.

Speech therapy for children

Depending on the speech problem, your child’s speech therapy may occur in a classroom, small group, or one-on-one setting. The exercises and activities used in speech therapy differ based on your child’s condition, age, and requirements. During speech therapy for children, the SLP may:

Interact through talking and playing and using books, drawings, and other things as part of a language intervention to help encourage language development.

Model correct sounds and syllables during age-appropriate play to teach a child how to make particular sounds.

Provide techniques and assignments for conducting speech therapy at home for the child and their parent or caregiver.

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Speech Therapy for Adults

Adult speech & language therapy also starts with an evaluation to identify your requirements and the best treatment options. Adults may benefit from speech therapy activities to improve their speech, language, and cognitive communication.

If swallowing problems have been caused by an accident or medical condition such as Parkinson’s disease or oral cancer, therapy may involve swallowing retraining.

Pediatric Speech Therapy CT may include:

  • Problem solving, memory, and organization, and other activities geared at improving cognitive communication
  • Conversational tactics to strengthen social communication
  • Breathing exercises for resonance
  • Exercises to help the oral speech muscles during sound productions

If you want to attempt speech therapy exercises at home for adults, there are a variety of options available, including:

  • Apps for speech language therapy
  • Workbooks, such as flip cards and flashcards, may help in language development.
Training/Certifications

What Are Speech Language Therapy Disorders Treatment Options?

After a diagnosis has been established, the SLP will do further research and observations before developing a customized treatment plan. However it’s essential to keep in mind that treatment will not provide a lasting “cure” for the condition. Instead, SLPs may teach young children new skills and coach parents to use different methods to facilitate speech language development.
Depending on the speech therapist and the child’s needs, therapy techniques may differ. The therapist models and reinforces elements of speech and language that need to be addressed, such as sounds, vocabulary, and grammatical structures.

Some areas that SLPs address are:

  • Phonological awareness is being improved
  • Increasing vocabulary comprehension and depth
  • Understanding ambiguous language and metaphorical language (words with multiple meanings, ambiguous sentence structures)
  • Information rephrasing and understanding
  • Using morphology that is more advanced (prefixes, suffixes)
  • Creating sentences with more complicated structures
  • Identifying and fixing grammatical and morphological mistakes
  • Language may be used to express politeness, persuasion, and explanation
  • At a conversation level, increasing knowledge and abilities
  • Contributing to conversations and resolving conversational breakdowns
  • Knowing what to say and what not to say, as well as when to speak and when not to talk
  • Principles of narrative intervention in practice
  • Examining expository discourse at different grade levels
Conclusion

Connecticut Speech Language Therapy can help children and adults with various speech and language impairments and problems. In addition, speech-language pathology may help with communication and self-confidence if started early. Please make an appointment for a free consultation with a Connecticut speech language therapist near me!

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Mary B.

M.S. CCC-SLP, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Mary Bell graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Communicative Disorders. She received her Master’s of Science degree in Speech Pathology from Boston University. She is certified by the state of New York and is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associate (ASHA). She is also a level one PROMPT-trained therapist.

Mary has spent the majority of her eleven years in the field working with the pediatric population in private practices or in-home as a private speech and language pathologist. Her career has afforded her previous opportunities to work with children and adults of all ages and disabilities in Boston, Los Angeles, and abroad in Kuwait. Her therapy emphasis has been in the areas of articulation, processing disorders, language development, social-pragmatic skills, and fluency. She also has experience developing and running toddler/parent groups, social skills groups, and giving parent workshops. She believes strongly in educating parents to become facilitators of their children’s skills at home and using a playful, child-centered approach to reach children.

Mary is an energetic and enthusiastic professional who enjoys helping people and improving others’ lives. She forms relationships easily and always has the patients’ and families’ needs foremost in her mind.

LOCATION: Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford, and Darien
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, speech-language evaluations, parent consultations, parent training
EXPERTISE: Early language development, articulation and phonology, Speech-language delays, Receptive/Expressive language delays, auditory processing, language processing, and social-pragmatic language skills.
AGES: Infants through 21 years of age

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Jessica C.

Speech-Language Pathologist

Jessica is a distinguished speech-language pathologist licensed in both New York and Connecticut, with a specialty in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. With a strong academic background, she earned her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Northeastern University in 2011 and has continuously built upon her expertise. In 2022, she added a specialized certificate in pediatric dysphagia from New York Medical College to her portfolio, and in 2023, she further expanded her skills as a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).

She currently works in acute care in a hospital setting in the NICU and pediatric units with feeding/swallowing. Jessica addresses a diverse array of challenges: she assists with issues related to bottle feeding, supports infants who face feeding difficulties due to prematurity, aids in the transition to purees and solids, counsels on picky eating habits, navigates sensory-related feeding concerns, and devises strategies for children who require tailored diets or specific liquid consistencies. Each area of focus is handled with care, ensuring that individual needs are met with tailored solutions.

Her therapeutic methodology is integrative and multifaceted, incorporating the latest research and techniques with a compassionate, in-home support system. This approach ensures the overall well-being of the child and equips parents with the necessary tools and confidence to manage mealtimes effectively. As a mother, Jessica’s insight into family dynamics further enhances her capacity to provide care that resonates with and supports the families she works with.

Moreover, Jessica’s skill set includes a proficiency in addressing pediatric voice disorders, such as vocal nodules, which adds another layer to her extensive capabilities. Her approach to voice care is preventive and rehabilitative, aiming to nurture not only healing but also proper vocal technique among her young clients. Her unwavering commitment and bespoke care in all her professional pursuits make her a pillar of support to the families and children she serves.

LOCATION: Fairfield County and remote
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, patent consultations
EXPERTISE: Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, voice disorders
AGES: birth through elementary school

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Stefanie S.

MS, CCC- SLP, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Stefanie, M.S. CCC-SLP is a New York State licensed speech language pathologist with over 15 years of experience working with the pediatric population. She maintains certification in Speech-Language Pathology from the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and a certification as a Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped (TSHH). She received her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Emerson College in Boston, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences from Indiana University. Stefanie is level 1 PROMPT trained and has been trained in Sounds in Motion approach to literacy.

Over the years Stefanie has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, public and private schools, head start programs, specialized clinics and sensory gyms. She has extensive experience assessing and treating clients with receptive/expressive language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, auditory processing disorders, pre-literacy and literacy skills, and language learning difficulties.

Stefanie believes learning and teaching is an ongoing process. She brings passion and enthusiasm to her work by regularly attending courses to stay updated on the most current therapeutic interventions, strategies, and ideas. Stefanie believes in a holistic approach that includes parents, caregivers, and teachers collaborating together to achieve success

TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, Speech/Language Evaluations, Parent Consultations.
EXPERTISE: Expressive/Receptive speech language delays, articulation and phonological disorders, reading comprehension, social-pragmatic language skills, auditory processing, executive functioning skills, pre-literacy and literacy skills, Apraxia of Speech, early fluency, Oral motor and Myofunctional therapy, feeding and swallowing disorders
AGES: Toddlers through early adolescence.

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Lindsay R.

NEW YORK STATE LICENSED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND CERTIFIED TEACHER OF STUDENTS WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISABILITIES (TSSLD)

Lindsay has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist in both a school setting and private practice. She holds a New York State Speech-Language Pathology license and TSSLD certification. Lindsay received a B.A. in Hearing and Speech Sciences from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Hofstra University. She is skilled at working with various speech and language disorders and social/pragmatic deficits. She is experienced in working with ADHD, dyslexia, and children with various learning disabilities/profiles. As a learning specialist and speech-language pathologist, she has worked with elementary, middle, and high school students to develop decoding, writing, reading comprehension, executive functioning (organizing, planning, and executing), and social skills. She teaches language skills, inferential reasoning skills, reading, vocabulary, writing, editing written work, understanding texts, and other higher-level cognitive skills. In addition, she also teaches compensatory strategies, study habits, executive function, and organization skills to help the client gain independence. Lindsay creates an individualized learning program specific to each students’ unique needs. Lindsay strives to promote student independence by creating a positive learning environment.

TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, Group Therapy (2-4 children), Speech-language Evaluations
EXPERTISE: Speech-language delays, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social/Pragmatic Disorders, Reading, Writing, Inferencing, AAC
AGES: 1 year old through High School

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Francine G.

M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, Teacher, Speech & Hearing Impaired

Francine is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist and is licensed in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. She is a certified Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped and holds supervisory certification. She received her masters degree at Herbert H. Lehman College and her undergraduate degree at SUNY New Paltz. Francine has over four decades of experience working in public schools, out-patient clinics, and teletherapy. She is a consultant to area preschools and presents workshops on Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and Early Language Development.

Over the years, Francine has kept abreast of current trends and completed multiple advanced training courses which enables her to incorporate new, evidenced-based therapies into each session. She is recognized by Apraxia Kids as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of CAS. Francine has received extensive training in techniques proven effective for treating CAS including Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC) and Rapid Syllable Transition Training (ReST). She has also received training in PROMPT and the Cycles Approach for the treatment of phonological disorders. With a large array of methods at her disposal, Francine is able to design personalized therapy plans to meet the individual needs of each child. A comprehensive speech and language evaluation is often the first step in the therapy process. It helps identify the challenges, highlight strengths, and set the parameters for intervention. Francine’s dynamic assessments focus less on standardized test scores and more on what the child is able to do as a communicator. Local school districts have used her services to conduct evaluations for some of their most complex cases. Francine is child-centered and family-focused. As the preschool team leader for New Canaan, Connecticut, she stressed the importance of parents as collaborative partners. Caretakers are given regular home practice to maximize the child’s progress. Therapy is hard work for little ones and demanding for their caregivers but Francine makes it playful with high interest, motivational activities.

Francine has devoted her life to giving others a voice. She is driven to provide outstanding services to children and adolescents and compassionate support to their caregivers. She specializes in motor-based speech disorders (CAS), moderate-severe speech sound disorders, early speech and language development, auditory and language processing disorders, expressive language delays, and cluttering. She has extensive experience with autism related speech disorders and the assessment and treatment of children with comorbidities.

LOCATIONS: In New York: Westchester County: Bedford, Bedford Hills, Chappaqua, Cross River, Croton Falls, Golden’s Bridge, Katonah, Mt. Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Purdys, Somers, South Salem, Waccabuc Putnam County: Brewster, Carmel
In Connecticut: Fairfield County: Danbury, New Canaan, North Stamford, Ridgefield, Wilton
In New Jersey: Teletherapy only
TYPES OF SERVICE: Evaluations, individual therapy, teletherapy
EXPERTISE: Motor-based speech disorders (CAS), mild-severe speech sound disorders, early speech and language development, auditory and language processing disorders, expressive language delays, cluttering, autism, and children with comorbidities.
AGES: Toddlers-adolescents (2-16)

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