Brooklyn Letters
1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn
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We would highly recommend Ally! Our son always asks about her, so very thankful to Brooklyn Letters for introducing us.
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I cannot express how grateful and rewarding my experience with Brooklyn Letters has been. Her tutor Ms. Daria is so knowledgeable, amazing, kind and awesome. My daughter has made so much progress in Literacy and Math and it's all … More thanks to Ms. Daria. I know my daughter is sad that she can no longer work with Ms. Daria, as she looked forward to their sessions every week. Thank you again!
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Nicole has been an amazing therapist!! She played a tremendous role in our daughter’s speech progress and overall development. She has come such a long way and we are so happy with the therapy she received!
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We could not be happier with the services Valerie provided! She is very thoughtful and knowledgeable and provided significant guidance to support our daughter's speech development outside of our scheduled sessions. She established … More a great working relationship with her, and she will definitely be missed! Your business model is amazing and it was an absolute pleasure working with Valerie. I've referred your organization and Valerie to the Executive Director of our daughter's school and friends/colleagues who are in need of speech therapy services.
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Christina was absolutely wonderful. She went out of her way to win my son over and it worked. He looked forward to her visits and his speech improved so much under her care. She was super flexible and it’s clear she truly cares. We adore … More Christina and we’re going to miss her. Almost sad he improved so much! She’s simply amazing and we can’t say enough how great she is. I would recommend her services to anyone and everyone, without hesitation. Thank you so much for connecting us with her!
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We cannot say enough good things about Effie, the ASL teacher, who was so engaged and effective with our 2 year old daughter from the very first session! Effie gladly included our whole family in the sessions! Her expertise and fantastic … More personality gave our daughter a way to communicate that she was so desperately seeking. The coordinators at Brooklyn Letters were so helpful and communicative…I would highly recommend their services!
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Samantha Dalmas was fantastic! We saw her for a feeding therapy evaluation and while she doesn’t think my daughter needs more feeding therapy sessions at this time, but she gave me lots of tips to try. If my daughter's doctors want … More to see more progress at her next appointment, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Samantha again.
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Brooklyn Letters was recommended to me through a friend's speech therapist friend in NJ. The articulation evaluation for my daughter went well. We were pleased with Kristin's services.
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Melissa was wonderful. Our daughter warmed to her immediately and by the time she left, had already started "practicing" some of the techniques Melissa had shown her. I will not hesitate at all to reach out to Melissa again, should … More the need arise.
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Aileen was INCREDIBLY helpful to us, both in assessing possible origins of my grandson's food aversions, as well as informing us of various available interventions to consider.
I can’t thank you and Brooklyn Letters enough for connecting … More us with Aileen. In all our feeding therapy journey we have not gotten anything near the kind of benefit that we did from her. Her knowledge, professionalism, and responsiveness have put us on the path of progress with my grandson and has also made us feel genuinely well cared for. -
We were amazed with Allison! She met my son at 2 1/2 years old, not speaking much at all, and over a computer, and she was able to develop a bond and friendship, so much so that he would look forward to his weekly computer time with Allison. … More I was not sure how the speech therapy would go- but we are so happy that we tried it out and continued. It allowed my son to gain confidence in his speech, make a new friend :), and also give him the skills and a bit of understanding of how to shape his mouth or where to place his tongue to make the proper sounds. We were extremely happy with Allison- she was fantastic to work with.
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My sessions with Karen have been extremely helpful. My speech has improved tremendously. In fact, I just finished 2 hours of conducting interviews with a consulting client via MS Teams and I have an upcoming conference call. Both my … More neurologist and neurosurgeon remarked about how good my speech is. Much of the day it is perfect, although I still have some rough spots when I get tired or speak too quickly. One of my granddaughters is a speech pathology student at Ithaca College. She sat in on 2 sessions while she was home for winter break, and she was very impressed with Karen.
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We were delighted with Christie. First, and most importantly, our son made great strides under her guidance. So great, that we felt he no longer needed help! She was incredibly patient and kind with him and our son really responded to … More her. Christie was also great with me and my wife. She provided thorough and informative updates on our son's progress and which exercises she was using with him, so we could reinforce what she was teaching him. All in all, we had a fabulous experience with Christie and would highly recommend her. -
Theo was wonderful and his work with my son has produced some progress. I am grateful for the services Theo provided.
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Highly recommend Jill. She is a total pleasure to work with. After a few months working with Jill, my son is reading above grade level and LOVES to read. Mission accomplished!
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Paige was great and we had been really happy with her. I would highly recommend her! I recommend Brooklyn Letters to whomever asks for a speech therapist.
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Isabel was WONDERFUL and our son absolutely adored her, and he is making great progress with his reading and writing.
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Theo was fantastic with our 4yo son. We were very worried that his progress would fall off when we had to switch to remote sessions, but Theo kept our son happy and engaged through the screen. Highly highly recommend!
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We've been working with Theo from Brooklyn Letters for close to 4 months now and the results are apparent; our daughter has vastly improved her speech in a relatively short amount of time. We make "Theo Day" a celebration … More in our house with pancakes for breakfast, and the enthusiasm is matched in the sessions. Theo is fun, patient, professional, and caring, and he gives us the tools to take the lessons beyond the session. Thank you Theo, and Brooklyn Letters, for helping our daughter express herself.
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I worked with Alina to enhance my pronunciation, tone, and pacing while communicating socially and in a work environment. She was great to work with and clear about goals and learning objectives. The improvement from day 1 has been tremendous! … More -
Cathy has been excellent with us and our son. We will sorely miss her. He has improved significantly with Cathy’s help. Cathy was a true partner with us, especially as we pursued additional help through our son’s school system.
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We really loved working with Alina, she is so fantastic. Patient yet firm, and determined the best course of action very clearly and succintly for us. And it all transitioned so well to Zoom as well. I will definitely be back in touch for … More services for our other child after summer break! -
Vera was amazing! My 11 yo daughter made progress so quickly and really looked forward to her sessions. She was kept motivated and engaged. -
The work that Allison P. did with our daughter over the years has been invaluable to us. Our daughter had such a good relationship with Allison, and it allowed them to work really well together - even remotely these past 6 months. This … More year, Allison went above and beyond by helping us throughout the neuropsych eval we did, trying to re-open our daughter's IEP at her school, and eventually landing her at our chosen school. She was in contact with our daughter's teachers, with the neuropsychologist, and made herself available as a reference to speak on behalf of our daughter's learning differences.
Allison stopped by our house last week to give our daughter cupcakes and say goodbye, and I literally cried with appreciation for what an amazing speech therapist she has been. She has been our daughter's biggest champion. The new families that she will work with this year are lucky to have her. -
Sydney was great! Our son was sad to end his sessions with her, which says a lot. We appreciated her honest assessment of his skill level, and he now has materials to self monitor and practice. Thank you! -
Our experience with Theo was terrific. Theo was great with my son. He developed a positive relationship with him based on sincerity, respect, trust and a deep personal connection. In their lessons, Theo was encouraging, creative and kind. … More He helped our son understand how to differentiate the sounds he made when he spoke, and gave him great exercises to practice every week between lessons. Our son was sorry to have the lessons come to an end, but recognized that Theo had helped him as much as possible and it was time for him to stop. Theo explained to him (and us) how to keep working to get the last 5%, and encouraged him to keep working on the exercises on his own. I have recommended Theo to another parent who noticed my son's improvement and inquired for her own son.
We are all grateful to have gotten to know Theo, and we greatly appreciate all the work he did to help our son. -
"I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Michelle Macroy-Higgins. We are extremely pleased with her work with our daughter. I was so grateful for my daughter to have a speech therapist who is a researcher (specialty in late … More talkers), graduate professor and practitioner. Her expertise was clearly evident in our conversations and work with our daughter. She was very responsive to my questions and often sent articles and other materials about language development that I found helpful. Thankfully, my daughter's speech improved tremendously. Michelle developed such a warm relationship with my daughter. My daughter was always excited to see Michelle and would greet her at the door with a big hug. Lastly, I would add that Michelle always demonstrated empathy with me as a mother who was initially worried about her daughter's language development. I could go on and on about how pleased we were with Michelle's work." -
Theo is a wonderful Clinton Hill speech therapist. We were really pleased with him. Our son showed drastic improvement, not only in his speech but in his confidence. -
Alexa has been an enthusiastic, reliable, well prepared and caring teacher for our 6 year old daughter. She has been able to improve and increase our daughter's confidence lesson by lesson with patience and competence; through varied … More and productive didactic practice. Alexa has engaged our daughter in several activities that always kept her motivated and eager to learn literacy. My wife and I, both of us are educators, feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to observe Alexa's pedagogical skills. Alexa has had a big impact on our daughter literacy growth. Thank you Brooklyn Letters! -
We were absolutely DELIGHTED with Marsha's services. She was wonderful. We found her to be kind, fun, engaging, very knowledgeable. She provided us with clear instructions and additional written handouts each week. She engaged our … More son with different techniques and toys, and showed us how to use her techniques when we were interacting with him. I actually just texted her on Saturday - Our son finally said "more" - one of the target words we had been working on with her. It was a total joy to hear, and I had to share it with her - she wrote back immediately to congratulate us. I am so appreciative of her expertise, and wish we could have seen her for longer. I recommended her to another family in our neighborhood who is looking for a speech therapist.
Comprender los distintos tipos de pruebas de tartamudez
La tartamudez es un trastorno de la comunicación que afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo y hace que hablar sea una experiencia difícil y a menudo frustrante. Aunque la tartamudez puede manifestarse de forma diferente en cada persona, a menudo provoca interrupciones en el flujo del habla, repetición de sonidos o palabras y pausas prolongadas. A medida que la investigación y la comprensión de la tartamudez siguen evolucionando, también lo hace el desarrollo de pruebas integrales de tartamudez que pretenden proporcionar un diagnóstico preciso y estrategias de tratamiento eficaces.
Las pruebas de tartamudez son una parte importante del diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la tartamudez. Es importante comprender y conocer los distintos tipos de pruebas disponibles y la finalidad que tienen. En esta entrada del blog, hablaremos de los distintos tipos de pruebas de tartamudez, cómo se utilizan y sus ventajas. También veremos la importancia de un diagnóstico preciso y cómo puede ayudar a proporcionar un plan de tratamiento satisfactorio.
Signos y síntomas de la tartamudez
La tartamudez puede ser una afección difícil de diagnosticar, ya que sus síntomas no siempre son evidentes de inmediato. Entre los signos más frecuentes de tartamudez se encuentran la repetición de palabras o sonidos, las pausas y prolongaciones en el habla y la dificultad para iniciar una palabra o frase. Una persona también puede mostrar síntomas físicos cuando tartamudea, como parpadeo de los ojos, tensión facial y golpeteo de los pies. Para determinar la gravedad de la tartamudez de una persona y el mejor tratamiento, pueden utilizarse pruebas de tartamudez en lengua inglesa (EE.UU.).
Las pruebas de tartamudez son una herramienta importante para determinar la gravedad del tartamudeo de una persona y ayudarla a encontrar el tratamiento adecuado. Con la ayuda de un logopeda cualificado, estas pruebas pueden proporcionar información sobre cómo han cambiado los patrones de habla de la persona y sobre la mejor forma de abordar su tartamudez.
Factores de riesgo de la tartamudez persistente
La tartamudez es un trastorno del habla que afecta aproximadamente al 1% de la población mundial. Aunque la causa exacta de la tartamudez aún no se conoce del todo, hay una serie de factores que se cree que contribuyen a ella.
La genética desempeña un papel importante en la tartamudez, ya que entre el 60 y el 80% de los tartamudos tienen un familiar que también tartamudea. Los estudios neurofisiológicos también han descubierto diferencias en el funcionamiento del cerebro de las personas que tartamudean, en comparación con las que no lo hacen.
La tartamudez es más frecuente en los niños que en las niñas y suele aparecer por primera vez entre los 2 y los 6 años, cuando el niño está desarrollando sus habilidades lingüísticas. Las situaciones estresantes o el miedo a ser juzgado también pueden desencadenar la tartamudez o empeorarla. Los factores ambientales, como el acoso o oír tartamudear en casa, también pueden aumentar el riesgo de tartamudez. Por último, ciertas afecciones médicas como el autismo, la pérdida de audición o la parálisis cerebral también pueden aumentar el riesgo de tartamudez.
Comprender las pruebas de tartamudez
La tartamudez es un trastorno del habla que afecta aproximadamente al 1% de la población mundial. Para evaluar la gravedad de la tartamudez, se suele utilizar una prueba de tartamudez. Estas pruebas consisten en hacer una serie de preguntas o tareas para medir la fluidez del habla de una persona. Esta información puede utilizarse para diagnosticar y tratar la enfermedad con mayor eficacia.
Las pruebas de tartamudez también pueden utilizarse para identificar otros trastornos del habla y del lenguaje, así como para conocer las causas de la tartamudez. Esto ayuda a crear un plan de tratamiento adecuado.
Existen evaluaciones referenciadas por normas que se utilizan habitualmente para evaluar la tartamudez en niños en edad escolar, como el Índice de Gravedad de la Tartamudez 4 (SSI4), la Prueba de Tartamudez Infantil (TOCS) y la Batería de Evaluación de la Conducta para Niños en Edad Escolar (BAB). Cada una de estas pruebas tiene sus propios criterios y sistema de puntuación, y ofrece distintos niveles de detalle.
1. Índice de Gravedad de la Tartamudez 4 (SSI-4)
El Índice de Gravedad de la Tartamudez 4 (SSI-4) es una herramienta de evaluación ampliamente reconocida y exhaustiva que se utiliza para evaluar la gravedad de la tartamudez en individuos de todas las edades, desde preescolares hasta adultos. Está diseñado para proporcionar a los clínicos una medida estandarizada de la gravedad de la tartamudez y ayudar en la planificación del tratamiento, el seguimiento de los progresos y la realización de investigaciones sobre la tartamudez.
El SSI-4 evalúa diversos aspectos de la tartamudez, como la frecuencia, la duración y las concomitancias físicas de las disfluencias. Proporciona una medida cuantitativa de la gravedad de la tartamudez basada en el Instrumento de Gravedad de la Tartamudez (SSI), que ha sido objeto de múltiples revisiones para mejorar su precisión y utilidad clínica.
2. Test de la Tartamudez Infantil (TOCS)
El Test de la Tartamudez Infantil (TOCS) es una herramienta de evaluación utilizada para valorar la gravedad y las características de la tartamudez en niños de 3 a 10 años. Evalúa diversos aspectos de la tartamudez, como la frecuencia, la duración y los tipos de disfluencias. El TOCS incluye diferentes tareas y contextos del habla para captar una comprensión global del perfil de tartamudez del niño. También evalúa la naturalidad del habla y proporciona una clasificación de gravedad para ayudar al diagnóstico y a la planificación del tratamiento. El TOCS está diseñado con materiales apropiados para la edad del niño, para que participe en el proceso de evaluación. Es valioso para que los clínicos determinen la gravedad de la tartamudez, supervisen los progresos y desarrollen estrategias de intervención eficaces.
3. Batería de Evaluación del Comportamiento para Niños en Edad Escolar (BAB)
La Batería de Evaluación de la Conducta para Niños en Edad Escolar (BAB) es un conjunto completo de evaluaciones diseñadas para valorar diversos aspectos de la conducta, el funcionamiento emocional y las habilidades sociales del niño. Está específicamente diseñada para que los niños en edad escolar recojan información de múltiples fuentes, incluidos los padres, los profesores y el propio niño.
El BAB suele consistir en una combinación de pruebas estandarizadas, escalas de valoración, observaciones y entrevistas. Estas evaluaciones abarcan una amplia gama de ámbitos, como las capacidades cognitivas, las habilidades académicas, la conducta adaptativa, las habilidades sociales, el bienestar emocional y los problemas de conducta.
La finalidad del BAB es proporcionar una comprensión holística de los puntos fuertes, los retos y los posibles factores subyacentes del niño que puedan afectar a su rendimiento académico, sus interacciones sociales y su funcionamiento general. El BAB ayuda a identificar cualquier problema de desarrollo, emocional o conductual que pueda requerir intervención o apoyo mediante la evaluación de estas distintas áreas.
Componentes de una prueba de tartamudez
- Historia clínica y entrevistas: El SLP realiza una entrevista inicial para recabar información sobre la historia personal y familiar del individuo, su desarrollo del habla y sus experiencias terapéuticas previas. Este paso ayuda a crear una imagen holística de la trayectoria del individuo con la tartamudez y ofrece información sobre los posibles factores que contribuyen a ella.
- Evaluación de la fluidez verbal: El SLP observa y registra los patrones de habla del individuo en diversos contextos, como una conversación, la lectura en voz alta o el habla espontánea. Esta evaluación incluye valorar la frecuencia, duración y tipos de disfluencias exhibidas y comportamientos secundarios como la tensión o las estrategias de evitación.
- Evaluación del lenguaje y las habilidades motoras: Las pruebas de tartamudez suelen implicar la evaluación de otros aspectos del habla y el lenguaje, como la articulación, la calidad de la voz, la comprensión del lenguaje y las habilidades del lenguaje expresivo. También se examinan las habilidades motoras relacionadas con la producción del habla, como la respiración, la emisión de la voz y la coordinación articulatoria, para comprender de forma global la capacidad de comunicación del individuo.
- Factores emocionales y psicológicos: La tartamudez puede tener un impacto significativo en el bienestar emocional y la autopercepción de un individuo. Las pruebas de tartamudez pueden incorporar evaluaciones para identificar factores psicológicos como la ansiedad, la autoestima y las actitudes hacia la comunicación. Esta información ayuda a orientar el desarrollo de intervenciones terapéuticas que aborden tanto los aspectos físicos como emocionales de la tartamudez.
Tratamiento de la tartamudez
Un logopeda (SLP) puede trabajar contigo para evaluar y tratar la tartamudez. El tratamiento suele incluir una combinación de estrategias para ayudar a reducir la tartamudez y aumentar la fluidez. El tratamiento puede incluir técnicas de relajación, ejercicios de respiración y estrategias para aumentar la confianza en ti mismo y reducir la ansiedad. Tu SLP también puede trabajar contigo para crear un plan de actividades y conversaciones cotidianas. Si te sientes abrumado o ansioso por la tartamudez, tu SLP también puede proporcionarte asesoramiento para ayudarte a gestionar estos sentimientos. Con la ayuda de un SLP y un plan de tratamiento personalizado, muchas personas con tartamudez pueden mejorar su fluidez y comunicación.
Conclusión
Los tests de tartamudez son herramientas cruciales para evaluar y comprender la tartamudez, un trastorno de la comunicación caracterizado por alteraciones en la fluidez del habla. Estas pruebas, como el Índice de Gravedad de la Tartamudez 4 (SSI-4), la Batería de Evaluación de la Conducta para Niños en Edad Escolar (BAB) y la Prueba de Tartamudez Infantil (TOC), proporcionan medidas objetivas para evaluar la gravedad, las características y el impacto de la tartamudez en las personas. La importancia de estas pruebas radica en su capacidad para orientar el diagnóstico, la planificación del tratamiento y el seguimiento de los progresos.
Las pruebas de tartamudez permiten a los clínicos adaptar las intervenciones a las necesidades individuales, hacer un seguimiento de los resultados de la terapia y contribuir a los avances de la investigación en este campo. En última instancia, las pruebas de tartamudez son vitales para mejorar la calidad de la atención y el apoyo a las personas que tartamudean.
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