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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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Our Orton-Gillingham Tutors Travel To Your New Jersey (NJ) Home! Best 1:1 At-Home Orton-Gillingham Reading Tutoring | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with Our Staff.

New Jersey Orton-Gillingham tutoring is specialized, structured literacy instruction that helps students build stronger reading, spelling, and writing skills through explicit, multisensory teaching. If you’re searching for top-notch literacy tutoring in New Jersey, our team of specialized Orton-Gillingham tutors provides expert literacy support tailored to your child’s unique learning profile. With a focus on multisensory learning, our tutors bring instruction to your home and provide educational literacy assessment, reading comprehension tutoring, and structured literacy programs designed for steady, measurable progress.

Serving New Jersey Neighborhoods

At Brooklyn Letters, we proudly serve families across New Jersey, with in-home and remote support available in Bergen County (covering towns such as Cliffside Park, Cresskill, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Ridgewood, Tenafly, and Westwood, among others), Hudson County (including Bayonne, Hoboken, Jersey City, Secaucus, Union City, and West New York), Essex County (serving Bloomfield, Livingston, Maplewood, Newark, Montclair, and South Orange), Union County (covering towns such as Clark, Elizabeth, Cranford, Roselle, Linden, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Summit, and Westfield), Middlesex County (including Edison, East Brunswick, Metuchen, New Brunswick, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, South Amboy and South Plainfield), Monmouth County (spanning towns like Asbury Park, Freehold, Holmdel, Keyport, Marlboro, Red Bank, and Spring Lake), Morris County (serving Chatham, Florham Park, Madison, and Mendham), Ocean County (including Lakewood, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, and Toms River), Passaic County (covering Paterson, Passaic, and Wayne), Somerset County (Bridgewater, Somerset, Somerville, Watchung, and South Bound Brook), and Atlantic County (Wildwood). Whether you’re in northern, central, or southern New Jersey, our local New Jersey reading tutors are ready to help your child build confidence and achieve literacy success.

Understanding the Orton-Gillingham Approach

The Orton-Gillingham approach is a structured, evidence-informed method designed to support students with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. It emphasizes explicit phonics instruction and teaches literacy skills through a systematic, multisensory process, helping students connect sounds to letters and words to strengthen reading fluency and comprehension.

Orton-Gillingham is widely used in literacy intervention because it is individualized and mastery-based. Through visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning, students build early literacy skills while also developing foundational writing concepts, including grammar, punctuation, and paragraph construction.

Who Benefits from Orton-Gillingham Tutors?

Orton-Gillingham tutoring is a strong fit for students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties, and it is also effective for learners who need explicit instruction in phonics, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development. Whether your child is in elementary school or navigating key literacy milestones, our New Jersey Orton-Gillingham tutors provide targeted literacy intervention and academic support that meets students where they are.

This approach is also helpful for students working on specific skills such as reading fluency, sight word recognition, and comprehension strategies. Our New Jersey educational support services focus on building durable skills so your child can grow into a more confident, independent reader.

Why Choose Us?

ORTON Gillingham Tutor in New Jersey

Orton-Gillingham tutoring New Jersey provides structured, individualized literacy instruction that helps many struggling readers make steady, measurable progress.

Choosing the right Orton-Gillingham tutor is critical for your child’s literacy development. Here are six reasons families choose our team:

  1. Expert Tutors with Specialized Training:Our New Jersey Orton-Gillingham tutors, Wilson tutors, and dyslexia tutors are highly trained in structured literacy methodologies and have extensive experience working with students with learning differences, such as dyslexia. With in-depth knowledge of reading intervention strategies and literacy development, our tutors are equipped to create engaging, effective lesson plans tailored to each child’s unique learning style.
  2. Customized Learning Plans for Individual Success: Each child learns differently, so we create a personalized learning plan aligned to their needs—from phonics instruction to grammar and punctuation. One-on-one support ensures your child receives focused guidance and clear next steps.
  3. Flexible In-Home and Online Tutoring Options: Whether you prefer in-home tutoring or online literacy tutoring, we offer flexible services to match your schedule and comfort level. Our local New Jersey tutors come to your home, and remote options are available for added convenience.
  4. Focused on Literacy for Neurodiverse Learners: We specialize in supporting neurodiverse learners with dyslexia, ADHD, and other language-based learning challenges. Instruction is structured and multisensory, helping students strengthen comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary in ways that align with their strengths.
  5. Proven Multisensory Teaching Techniques: Our approach integrates visual, auditory, and tactile strategies to make literacy concepts easier to learn and remember. Multisensory literacy instruction can improve engagement and help skills transfer more smoothly into schoolwork.
  6. Commitment to Your Child’s Long-Term Success: Our goal is to equip your child with practical tools and confidence. By building tutoring around the student’s specific needs, we support lasting academic growth and stronger literacy independence.
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TESTIMONIALS

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.

Emily, motherAn advocate for special needs children through and through, and amazing in her dedication and practice.

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!

Melissa S.Highly recommend Jill.

She established a close relationship with her and helped her to jump several reading levels. Thanks to Rachel, my daughter is now a confident reader! I am very happy that I reached out to you and I will certainly recommend Brooklyn Letters in the future.

Joseph, fatherRachel has been an amazing tutor for my daughter

We have been working with Joanna from Brooklyn Letters for a couple of years and it has been life-changing. She taught my daughter a way to read that made sense to her and it’s made all the difference. Not to mention, Joanna is a really nice person and my daughter really enjoys spending time with her.

JenniferIt has been life-changing!

We are so grateful that our son has the opportunity to work with Ellie as a reading tutor. Though he has been a reluctant reader, he looks forward to his time with Ellie; she makes their work fun and engages his interests. She has taken the time to get to know him and connect with him so that he trusts her and knows he can take risks and make mistakes. He has become a more confident and enthusiastic reader, inside and outside the classroom. Ellie is organized and highly professional. When I speak with her about our son, I can tell she has a keen understanding of his strengths and challenges.

Lauren, mom of AsherShe has taken the time to get to know him and connect with him so that he trusts her and knows he can take risks and make mistakes.
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What Orton-Gillingham Focuses On

Orton-Gillingham focuses on several critical aspects of literacy, including:

  • Phonics and Reading Fluency: Students are taught to break down words into their component sounds, making reading easier.
  • Comprehension Strategies: Helps students understand what they read, building the foundation for more advanced literacy skills.
  • Grammar and Punctuation: The approach incorporates grammar and writing mechanics instruction, ensuring students can write clearly and correctly.
  • Vocabulary Development: Focuses on expanding the student’s vocabulary to improve their reading comprehension and writing skills.

How the Orton-Gillingham Method Works

The Orton-Gillingham method uses a systematic, explicit approach to teaching reading and writing. It is diagnostic and prescriptive, meaning the tutor continuously assesses the student’s needs and adapts lessons accordingly.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Multisensory Teaching: Orton-Gillingham tutors engage the student’s senses by using sight, sound, and touch to help them understand and retain literacy concepts. For example, a student may learn a new word by saying it out loud, writing it in sand, and looking at the letters.
  2. Sequential and Cumulative Learning: Lessons are structured logically, starting with simple concepts and gradually moving to more complex ones. Each new skill builds on the last, ensuring a strong foundation in literacy.
  3. Diagnostic and Prescriptive Approach: Each student’s progress is closely monitored, and lessons are tailored based on the student’s individual needs. This method ensures that the child’s learning experience is always aligned with their current level of understanding.
  4. Personalized Support for Struggling Readers: Students who struggle with literacy often need individualized instruction. Orton-Gillingham provides this through one-on-one tutoring, ensuring students can work at their own pace without feeling overwhelmed.

By incorporating these elements, Orton-Gillingham helps students with learning challenges like dyslexia build their literacy skills to succeed in school and beyond.

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 differences.

Craig’s work spans both school and home settings, where he has supported clients across a wide range of ages and developmental profiles. His flexible, individualized approach is designed to meet each learner’s needs and helps families feel supported throughout the process.

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 is frequently invited to present 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 long-standing relationships with trusted community partners.

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. His research has been published in the Journal of Brain Research, and his insights have been featured in outlets such as 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 sharing practical guidance for families.

FREE INTAKE PROCESS

HIPAA-Compliant Security

All reports and communications are securely stored in a HIPAA-encrypted system, ensuring your information remains confidential. We require written consent before releasing any confidential information, so you can feel confident about privacy and security.

Initial Contact and Consultation: Contact us via email, text, or phone, and we’ll respond promptly any day of the week. We’ll arrange a phone call within one business day to discuss your needs and recommend next steps.

Review Process: We review prior reports, evaluations, and report cards to understand the student’s background and the family’s goals.

Tailored Assessments: When appropriate, clients can complete at-home or remote literacy and math assessments to identify strengths and areas for growth. This helps us customize tutoring sessions for maximum effectiveness. Our speech-language pathologists also provide in-depth evaluations for individuals of all ages.

Finding the Perfect Match: We collaborate closely with families to understand learning needs and preferences, then select professionals from our curated network. We share detailed profiles to support informed decisions, and all team members provide complimentary remote meet-and-greet sessions.

Expert Team: Our New Jersey Orton Gillingham tutors are specialized educators who support students with reading, writing, and literacy challenges, including dyslexia. Families rely on our local team for consistent, community-focused service and personalized instruction tailored to each student’s learning needs.

Critical Components of the Orton-Gillingham Approach

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Critical Components of the Orton Gillingham Approach

ORTON Gillingham Tutor in New Jersey

The Orton-Gillingham approach is effective because it is explicit, structured, and responsive to a student’s learning profile. Its critical components include:

  1. Personalization: Lessons are tailored to each student’s current skill level and learning pace, with clear goals that guide steady literacy growth.
  2. Multisensory Learning: Students engage with concepts through visual, auditory, and tactile methods. Strategies may include flashcards, sound drills, and writing words using textured materials.
  3. Incremental Learning: Skills are introduced in a logical sequence, beginning with foundational concepts and building toward more advanced reading and comprehension skills.
  4. Direct Instruction: Lessons include explicit, step-by-step guidance so students know what to do, why it matters, and how to apply each new concept.
  5. Regular Assessment and Adaptation: Tutors monitor progress and adjust instruction as needed to support ongoing improvements in reading fluency and comprehension.

These components help students build a strong foundation and make skills more likely to transfer into everyday schoolwork.

Get Started with Brooklyn Letters

We believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive academically. That’s why we offer free consultations and remote meet-and-greets for families in New Jersey. This initial step helps us understand your child’s strengths and needs so we can recommend a clear, personalized plan that may include literacy coaching, phonics instruction, and targeted support for struggling readers.

Whether you’re looking for in-person tutoring or remote services, our team is ready to help you begin with a supportive plan and steady next steps.

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

Email: [email protected]
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