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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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Best 1:1 Literacy Services in Queens, NYC

Literacy Services Queens in New York City

Best 1:1 Queens Literacy Services

Literacy Services Queens in New York City
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Our Literacy Tutors Travel To Your Queens NYC Home! Best At-Home 1:1 Literacy Services | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with Our Staff.

Elementary students often face literacy challenges that can affect confidence and school performance, especially in phonemic awareness, decoding strategies, and reading comprehension. Many children also need targeted support with reading fluency, writing skills, and handwriting mechanics. Literacy difficulties can be connected to a wide range of learning profiles, including neurodivergence and learning disabilities such as dyslexia. Early identification and consistent, structured literacy tutoring can reduce frustration and help students build durable reading and writing skills.

Serving Queens NYC Neighborhoods

Local support matters for consistent progress. At Queens Letters, we proudly serve families across Queens, including Arverne, Astoria, Bayside, Belle Harbor, Bellerose, Breezy Point, Douglaston, Elmhurst, Floral Park, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hillcrest, Jackson Heights, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Kew Garden Hills, Kew Gardens, Little Neck, Long Island City, Neponsit, Oakland Gardens, Rego Park, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, Rockaway, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, Roxbury, Sunnyside, Utopia, Woodside, and more, providing top-tier reading and writing tutors.

Why Choose Queens Letters?

Effective literacy tutoring is specific, structured, and aligned to a child’s learning profile—so students build skills step by step and gain confidence along the way.

  1. Customized Literacy Tutoring: We create individualized literacy tutoring plans to meet each student’s needs. Whether your child needs support with reading comprehension, phonics instruction, or writing skills, sessions are tailored to their learning style and pace.
  2. Certified Experts: Our tutors are certified in respected literacy programs such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, and Handwriting Without Tears. These structured, multisensory approaches are especially helpful for students with learning differences like dyslexia.
  3. In-Home Tutoring: Consistency is easier when tutoring happens at home. Our tutors travel to you, helping students learn in a comfortable environment without the stress of commuting—Queens educational support is brought directly to your doorstep.
  4. Remote Services Available: We offer online literacy tutoring for families seeking flexibility. Remote sessions provide the same individualized instruction and can be a great fit for busy schedules.
  5. Proven Success with Special Needs: We specialize in literacy tutoring for special needs students, supporting children with dyslexia and other learning differences. Our tutors use multisensory literacy instruction to strengthen foundational skills while keeping students engaged.
  6. Free Consultation: We offer a free consultation to understand your child’s needs and outline next steps. You can also schedule a remote meet-and-greet to discuss goals and ensure the right fit.

Where Do We Begin: At-Home and Remote Assessments

A clear assessment leads to a more effective tutoring plan. Our journey begins with a comprehensive educational literacy assessment to identify strengths and areas for growth. These assessments help us design a personalized learning plan, whether conducted remotely or at home. Using a range of literacy assessment tools, we evaluate key areas such as phonics instruction, sight word recognition, reading fluency, and writing skills. This allows us to build a targeted literacy intervention program that supports steady, measurable progress.

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TESTIMONIALS

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 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’s literacy growth. Thank you Queens Letters!

Mario Costa

She’s absolutely wonderful and we are grateful to have found her!
Miss Shelley has changed our son’s life in a way we never thought possible. She is patient and kind, but most of all, effective. Our seven-year-old has been working with Miss Shelley for almost a year. During that time, our son has gone from below average to exceeding expectations. He’s more confident and fluid in his reading and writing and continues to make excellent progress. Most importantly, Miss Shelley deals extremely well with our son’s periodic lack of focus. She manages to bring him “back” to the table with her techniques and patience. I would urge any parent whose child struggles with reading to jump on the opportunity to work with her. Miss Shelley appears to use just the right mix of tools in her lessons. Repeating the basics, introducing new concepts, some games to keep things interesting, and finally, some reading and writing. We are truly grateful for Miss Shelley and continue to look forward to working with her in the future.

Vassiliki

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

Michelle worked very well with Alara and we appreciate it!

Mark S.

Gretchen was amazing and our daughter’s reading and writing really improved while working with her.

Rebeca M
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Importance of Early Literacy Development

Early literacy development is crucial for lifelong learning. Strong early literacy skills in preschool and elementary years can reduce future academic struggles. Our preschool tutoring builds foundational skills like phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, and handwriting mechanics so children stay on track for age-appropriate reading and writing milestones.

Who Needs It?

As children progress through elementary school, they should meet several key literacy milestones. Tracking progress early helps families address gaps before they widen.

  • Kindergarten to First Grade: Children typically develop phonemic awareness and learn basic reading decoding strategies. Early sight word recognition and the ability to write simple sentences are also important milestones.
  • Second to Third Grade: Students should fluently read simple texts and apply more complex decoding strategies. Writing skills often expand to include structured sentences with correct grammar and punctuation and an understanding of basic paragraph structure.
  • Fourth to Fifth Grade: Students should show stronger reading comprehension and the ability to summarize texts. Writing should include more developed paragraph construction and expanded vocabulary use. Encoding (spelling), grammar, and punctuation become increasingly important, along with reading fluency and higher-level comprehension strategies.

A child who meets grade-level literacy milestones is more likely to read and write with confidence across subjects.

Top Strategies for Enhancing Literacy in Elementary Students

Literacy Services Queens in New York City

At Queens Letters, we use evidence-based strategies to strengthen reading and writing skills in elementary students.

  • Multisensory Literacy Instruction: Programs like Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Reading System engage multiple senses, which can be especially helpful for children with dyslexia or other learning challenges.
  • Reading Intervention Strategies: We target specific skill gaps, such as improving decoding strategies and reading fluency. We also strengthen reading comprehension by teaching students to engage with text through questioning, predicting, and summarizing.
  • Phonics Instruction: Systematic phonics is a foundation for reading. Our tutors help students understand the relationship between sounds and letters—an essential skill for sight word recognition and decoding.
  • Writing Support: We support writing from the ground up, including handwriting mechanics, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph construction, so students can express ideas clearly and confidently.

Structured literacy instruction builds durable decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills that carry into classroom reading demands.

Signs Your Child Needs Literacy Tutoring

There are several signs that your child may benefit from literacy tutoring:

  • Difficulty with Reading Comprehension: If your child struggles to understand what they read or can’t summarize key points, it may be a sign they need additional support.
  • Challenges with Phonics and Decoding: Trouble recognizing words or sounding them out can indicate a need for structured phonics instruction or decoding strategies.
  • Poor Writing Skills: If your child has difficulty organizing thoughts in writing, struggles with grammar or punctuation, or writes disjointed sentences, targeted tutoring can help strengthen writing skills.
  • Slow Reading Fluency: If your child reads slowly or has trouble keeping up with grade-level texts, they may benefit from focused fluency practice.
  • Signs of Dyslexia or Learning Differences: Children with dyslexia or other learning differences often benefit from specialized literacy intervention programs like Orton-Gillingham or Wilson Reading System.

If you notice these signs, one-on-one literacy tutoring can provide targeted instruction and consistent practice to help your child make measurable progress.

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 deeply rooted in his academic training in Communicative Disorders and his specialization in childhood development and language-based learning issues.

Craig’s professional journey includes extensive work in both school and home settings. In our work with students and families, we commonly see that meaningful progress depends on consistent support and strong relationships. Craig’s flexible, adaptive approach is designed to meet each client’s unique profile and goals, which is why families and professionals often view him as a trusted resource.

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

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

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

Free Intake Process

  • Initial Contact and Consultation: Contact us via email, text, or phone, and we will respond promptly, seven days a week. We will schedule a phone call with you within one business day. We also review previous reports, evaluations, and report cards to understand the client’s background and the family’s needs comprehensively.
  • Initial and Customized Assessments: Clients may opt for comprehensive at-home and remote literacy and math assessments to identify strengths and areas for improvement. This information helps tailor sessions for optimal results. Our speech-language pathologists offer comprehensive evaluations for all ages.
  • Choosing the Right Fit: We work closely with clients to understand priorities and match them with the best-fit professional from our selective list. We share detailed profiles so families can make an informed choice for themselves or their children. All of our team members offer free remote meet-and-greets!
  • Expert Team: 100% of our staff are dedicated professionals specializing in the Orton-Gillingham approach, with extensive experience supporting young learners, including neurodivergent children. Our tutors address skills such as phonemic awareness, reading fluency, decoding, and encoding (spelling), using tailored, multisensory strategies to strengthen literacy development.

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

How Literacy Tutoring Supports Children with Learning Differences

Literacy Services Queens in New York City

Children with learning differences, including dyslexia, often benefit from structured, explicit literacy instruction. Our tutors use programs like Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Reading System to strengthen foundational skills and support steady progress.

We provide targeted support for reading comprehension tutoring, phonemic awareness, decoding, and encoding. Lessons are adapted to each learner’s strengths and needs, including Queens tutoring for neurodiverse learners, so skills generalize to classroom reading and writing demands.

Get Started with Queens Letters

Getting started is simple. We offer a free consultation to understand your child’s literacy needs and determine whether an evaluation using our literacy assessment tools would be helpful. After the consultation, families can schedule a remote meet and greet with our team. Whether you’re looking for in-home tutoring Queens or prefer online Queens literacy services, we provide individualized academic support to help your child build stronger, more confident reading and writing skills.

MEET OUR QUEENS LITERACY TUTORS WHO TRAVEL TO YOUR HOME

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Jill M.

M.S., Literacy Specialist

Lynsey e1729568237948

Lynsey W.

M.S. Literacy

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Lauren T.

Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist

Julia B. e1729568451555

Julia B.

M.S.Ed. in Literacy Education (Grades 1-6), Bachelor of Science in Childhood and Special Education (Grades 1-6)

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Jurga C.

Special Education Teacher, Certified Orton-Gillingham Literacy Specialist

Christopher e1729669756180

Christopher M.

B.S in Sociology and his Master’s degree in Special Education and Literacy, Certified Literacy Specialist, Special Education Teacher and General Education Teacher

Check out our full roster of literacy specialists!

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

Email: [email protected]
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