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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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Many students face challenges in literacy development, including difficulty with phonics instruction, reading comprehension, and writing skills. Struggling readers may also have trouble with sight word recognition, decoding strategies, and reading fluency. Over time, these issues can affect academic growth and lead to frustration, which may impact a child’s confidence and willingness to engage with reading and writing.

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Our Long Island, NY Orton Gillingham tutors travel throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties such as Baldwin, Bellmore, Bethpage, Carle Place, Cedarhurst, East Meadow, East Williston, Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Garden City Park, Glen Cove, Glen Head, Great Neck, Deer Park, Hewlett, Hicksville, Inwood, Jericho, Lake Success, Lattingtown, Lawrence, Levittown, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, Manhasset, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Merrick, Mineola, Muttontown, New Hyde Park, North Bellmore, North Massapequa, North Merrick, Oceanside, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay, Plainview, Port Washington, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Roslyn, Sea Cliff, Seaford, Stewart Manor, Syosset, Uniondale, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Hempstead, Westbury, Williston, Woodbury, and Woodmere. In Suffolk County, the towns include Amagansett, Babylon, Bayport, Blue Point, Bohemia, Brookhaven, Centereach, East Hampton, East Islip, Eastport, Farmingville, Greenport, Hauppauge, Huntington, Islip, Mattituck, Medford, Montauk, Nesconset, Northport, Oakdale, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Riverhead, Sayville, Selden, Setauket, Shelter Island, Smithtown, South Setauket, Southampton, Southold, St. James, Westhampton Beach, West Islip, and West Sayville.

Long Island Letters serves neighborhoods across Nassau and Suffolk Counties, helping students access high-quality literacy support in a comfortable setting. Our service areas include communities such as Hempstead, Garden City, Lynbrook, and East Meadow in Nassau County, as well as Huntington, Smithtown, and Babylon in Suffolk County. By offering in-home tutoring and remote services, our local Long Island reading tutors bring personalized learning directly to your home and maintain consistent support that fits your family’s schedule.

Why Choose Long Island Letters?

Brooklyn Letters opened in 2010, and to better serve our clients on Long Island, NY, we created a sister website, Long Island Letters. We offer in-home and online speech-language pathology, literacy, math tutoring, and SEIT services, supported by a dedicated Long Island team.

  1. Experienced Tutors: Our reading and writing tutors on Long Island are trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach, a structured, systematic method that supports students with reading difficulties. Tutors tailor instruction to each learner and use evidence-informed literacy intervention strategies to support steady progress.
  2. Customized Literacy Tutoring: Every student receives a personalized plan focused on strengths and skill gaps. This individualized approach supports confidence-building and meaningful academic growth.
  3. Flexible Learning Options: Families can choose in-home sessions or online literacy tutoring. In both formats, students receive consistent, structured instruction aligned to clear goals.
  4. Focus on Diverse Learning Needs: We specialize in Long Island tutoring for neurodiverse learners and tailor instruction to individual learning profiles. Tutors use multisensory literacy instruction to keep learning accessible, engaging, and effective.
  5. Structured and Balanced Literacy: Our tutors use structured literacy programs such as Orton-Gillingham that integrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic practice. This approach strengthens phonemic awareness, decoding, and overall reading proficiency through explicit instruction and repeated reinforcement.
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Cassie is a reading specialist who has worked one on one with our 6-year-old son for the last 9 months (Aug 2016-May 2017). Our son brings challenging avoidance behaviors and impulsivity to their sessions. Cassie uses the Orton-Gillingham approach and improvises with clever multi-sensory ideas to engage him. Through practice, she learned that if she uses gentle squeezes on his arm corresponding to syllables/letter sounds, it allows him to stay engaged. She is always very flexible, while firm, and creative in adjusting or rearranging tasks based on his needs and attention level. She makes a point of creating success for her students and having the session ended on a positive note. He has made incredible progress in his phonology and reading, which he then applies in school, using the specific tools Cassie has taught him. He loves reading and is very proud of his skills. She has provided detailed reports after each session, along with strategies and activities to practice. She is an advocate for special needs children through and through, and amazing in her dedication and practice.

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Where Do We Begin: At-Home and Remote Assessments

We begin with thorough educational assessments to understand your child’s current literacy skills and identify the next best instructional steps. Assessments help us clarify strengths and needs across key areas such as reading comprehension, encoding (spelling), and broader academic skills that support school success.

Understanding the Orton-Gillingham Approach

The Orton-Gillingham approach is a structured literacy method that explicitly teaches reading and spelling skills through direct, step-by-step instruction. It is widely used for students with dyslexia and other reading challenges because it focuses on phonics instruction, sight word recognition, and reading fluency. Orton-Gillingham lessons also use multisensory literacy instruction, helping students connect with language through visual, auditory, and hands-on practice.

Benefits for Struggling Readers

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Students who struggle with reading often benefit from the Orton Gillingham approach because instruction is explicit, structured, and responsive to progress.

Key benefits include:

  • Personalized Learning: Sessions target the skills the student needs most, right now.
  • Building Confidence: As students gain skills, they often become more willing to read and write at school.
  • Improved Literacy Skills: Structured practice strengthens phonics, decoding, and comprehension.
  • Engagement: Multisensory learning helps keep students attentive and motivated.
  • Flexible Pace: Tutors adjust lessons based on mastery, not guesswork.
  • Long-Term Success: A strong literacy foundation supports future academic demands.

How Orton-Gillingham Supports Diverse Learning Needs

The Orton-Gillingham approach is designed to support diverse learning profiles by teaching skills explicitly and reinforcing them through repeated practice. In our work with families, students often respond well to predictable routines and clear strategies they can reuse across reading and spelling tasks. Tutors adjust lessons to match each student’s pace, helping learners build confidence while developing early literacy foundations and higher-level reading and writing skills.

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 Long Island Letters. His expertise is grounded in academic training in Communicative Disorders and a long-standing focus on childhood development and language-based learning needs.

Craig’s professional work spans both school and home settings, with an emphasis on building long-term relationships with clients across ages and developmental profiles. Families often value his flexible, individualized approach, which adapts support to each learner’s strengths, needs, and goals.

Under Craig’s leadership, Long Island Letters has become a respected provider of speech-language therapy, multisensory literacy, and math support in the NYC metro area. Craig has presented at 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 organizations such as the YMCA of Greater New York and the Educational Alliance, reflecting ongoing collaboration with leading education and community partners.

Craig has been interviewed by NBC News, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, and PIX 11 News. Long Island Letters has been mentioned by the New York Times and Yahoo.com, further reinforcing 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 expertise has 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 and further establishing his role as a thought leader.

FREE INTAKE PROCESS

  • Initial Contact and Consultation: Contact us via email, text, or phone, and we will respond immediately, seven days a week. We will schedule a phone call with you within one business day. Review: We examine prior reports, evaluations, and report cards to understand the student’s background and the family’s priorities.
  • Initial and Customized Assessments: Families may opt for comprehensive at-home and remote literacy and math assessments to identify strengths and pinpoint areas for improvement. Results help us tailor sessions for meaningful progress. Our speech-language pathologists also offer comprehensive evaluations for all ages.
  • Choosing the Right Fit: We collaborate with families to clarify needs and match you with a carefully selected professional. We provide detailed profiles so you can make an informed decision for yourself or your child. All of our team members offer free remote meet-and-greets.
  • Expert Team: 100% of our staff are dedicated professionals specializing in Orton-Gillingham tutoring, with extensive experience supporting diverse learners, including neurodivergent students. Instruction targets skills such as early literacy, reading fluency, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary development through structured, multisensory practice.

HIPAA Encryption and Confidentiality: All reports and communications are stored in a HIPAA-encrypted email system, supporting strong confidentiality and privacy. We do not release any confidential information without your written consent.

Who Needs an Orton-Gillingham Tutor?

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An Orton-Gillingham tutor can be a strong fit when a student needs explicit, structured instruction to build reading and spelling skills. Orton-Gillingham is often recommended when progress has been limited with traditional literacy instruction.

  • Students with Dyslexia: Students diagnosed with dyslexia often benefit from specialized instruction to develop reading, spelling, and writing skills.
  • Struggling Readers: Any student who struggles with literacy development—regardless of diagnosis—may benefit from targeted, step-by-step support.
  • Children with Learning Differences: Students with learning differences, including ADHD or other forms of neurodiversity, often respond well to multisensory, structured teaching.
  • Those Seeking to Enhance Reading Skills: Students who are at grade level but want to strengthen reading fluency and comprehension can also benefit from systematic instruction.
  • Students in Need of Remedial Support: Learners who have fallen behind peers may need focused instruction to close foundational skill gaps.
  • Parents Seeking Tailored Literacy Programs: Families looking for customized literacy support matched to a child’s learning style often find Orton-Gillingham a practical fit.

Get Started Today!

Whether you are looking for customized literacy tutoring in NYC, Long Island educational support, or remote services, we can match your family with structured, individualized instruction. Research-informed structured literacy focuses on building foundational skills first, so students can make measurable progress in reading, spelling, and writing.

Contact us today to learn more about how our Long Island, NY tutoring services can support your child’s reading and writing goals. We look forward to partnering with you to build a clearer, more confident path forward.

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