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1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • 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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SLP for Reading & Dyslexia: Why Speech-Language Pathologists are Key to Your Child's Literacy Evaluation

SLP for Reading & Dyslexia Why Speech Language Pathologists are Key to Your Child's Literacy Evaluation

SLP for Reading & Dyslexia: Why Speech-Language Pathologists are Key to Your Child's Literacy Evaluation

SLP for Reading & Dyslexia Why Speech Language Pathologists are Key to Your Child's Literacy Evaluation

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Brooklyn Letters owns and operates Manhattan LettersQueens LettersStaten Island Letters and Long Island Letters.

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As parents, we all want our children to thrive in school, and seeing them struggle with reading or writing can be incredibly worrying. You might notice specific reading difficulties such as:

  • Decoding challenges: Trouble sounding out words, mixing up letters like ‘b’ and ‘d’, or handwriting that’s hard to read.
  • Fluency issues: Reading out loud is choppy, slow, or they guess at words and use made-up blends.
  • Reading comprehension difficulties: They can read the words, but struggle to understand the meaning of the story or answer questions about what they’ve read.
  • Written expression struggles: Getting thoughts onto paper is a battle, homework takes forever, and written assignments feel like a huge mountain to climb.

When these literacy challenges pop up, many parents immediately think of a reading specialist – and that’s a fantastic resource! But sometimes, we might recommend starting with someone you might not expect: a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP).

“An SLP? For reading and writing?” you might wonder. It’s a common question, and we’re here to clear up this important connection!

As parents, we all want our children to thrive in school, and seeing them struggle with reading or writing can be incredibly worrying. You might notice specific reading difficulties such as:

  • Decoding challenges: Trouble sounding out words, mixing up letters like ‘b’ and ‘d’, or handwriting that’s hard to read.
  • Fluency issues: Reading out loud is choppy, slow, or they guess at words and use made-up blends.
  • Reading comprehension difficulties: They can read the words, but struggle to understand the meaning of the story or answer questions about what they’ve read.
  • Written expression struggles: Getting thoughts onto paper is a battle, homework takes forever, and written assignments feel like a huge mountain to climb.

When these literacy challenges pop up, many parents immediately think of a reading specialist – and that’s a fantastic resource! But sometimes, we might recommend starting with someone you might not expect: a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP).

“An SLP? For reading and writing?” you might wonder. It’s a common question, and we’re here to clear up this important connection!

Beyond "Just Speech": The SLP's Comprehensive Role in Literacy Development

At Brooklyn Letters, we understand that literacy isn’t just about sounding out words; it’s deeply connected to language itself – how we understand it, use it, and process it. Think about it: reading and writing are just another way we engage with language! (For more on this, see our article: What is the difference between speech, language, and literacy?)

While a reading specialist excels at teaching reading strategies and techniques, an SLP brings a crucial clinical perspective that covers a broader spectrum. They’re uniquely trained to look deeper – to understand the underlying oral language and cognitive skills that form the absolute foundation for strong reading and writing. (To understand more about the SLP role, visit: What is a Speech-Language Therapist? and What is a Language Therapist?)

Here’s what an SLP brings to the table for literacy:

The SLP as a Language Detective for Literacy

SLPs are experts in all aspects of language. This means they can assess not just speech sounds, but also vocabulary (the words your child knows and uses), grammar (how words are put together), and comprehension (how well they understand what they hear and read). They can pinpoint if a reading difficulty stems from a hidden language processing issue. Many students with dyslexia also have a history of early childhood speech or language delays, making an SLP’s involvement in the assessment even more crucial. Recent research, like that from Snowling and Hulme (2025), strongly emphasizes that oral language deficits are a critical risk factor for dyslexia, impacting both decoding and reading comprehension. This means strong verbal communication skills are truly the bedrock upon which reading is built.

Comprehensive Assessment of the Five Pillars of Reading

An SLP’s comprehensive literacy evaluation often delves into the critical components widely recognized as the “Five Pillars of Reading.” These are:

  • Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds within words (e.g., knowing “cat” has /c/, /a/, /t/).
  • Phonics: Connecting sounds to letters and learning how to decode words.
  • Fluency: Reading accurately, quickly, and with good expression.
  • Vocabulary: Understanding the meaning of words.
  • Comprehension: Understanding the overall meaning of what is being read.
    An SLP assesses each of these areas to find specific strengths and weaknesses.

Uncovering Underlying Causes of Reading Difficulties

For example, if your child mixes up ‘b’ and ‘d’, an SLP can assess if it’s just a visual learning hiccup or if there’s a deeper issue with how their brain processes and differentiates similar sounds. Similarly, if they struggle with reading comprehension, an SLP can determine if it’s due to limited vocabulary, difficulty understanding complex sentences, or challenges with making inferences.

A Holistic Approach to Your Child’s Learning Profile

SLPs understand how different cognitive skills – like working memory, attention, and organizing thoughts – all play a role in reading fluency and getting ideas down on paper. This means they look at the whole picture of how your child learns, not just the visible symptoms of their reading challenges.

A Holistic Approach to Your Child's Learning Profile
Beyond "Just Speech": The SLP's Comprehensive Role in Literacy Development

At Brooklyn Letters, we understand that literacy isn’t just about sounding out words; it’s deeply connected to language itself – how we understand it, use it, and process it. Think about it: reading and writing are just another way we engage with language! (For more on this, see our article: What is the difference between speech, language, and literacy?)

While a reading specialist excels at teaching reading strategies and techniques, an SLP brings a crucial clinical perspective that covers a broader spectrum. They’re uniquely trained to look deeper – to understand the underlying oral language and cognitive skills that form the absolute foundation for strong reading and writing. (To understand more about the SLP role, visit: What is a Speech-Language Therapist? and What is a Language Therapist?)

Here’s what an SLP brings to the table for literacy:

The SLP as a Language Detective for Literacy

SLPs are experts in all aspects of language. This means they can assess not just speech sounds, but also vocabulary (the words your child knows and uses), grammar (how words are put together), and comprehension (how well they understand what they hear and read). They can pinpoint if a reading difficulty stems from a hidden language processing issue. Many students with dyslexia also have a history of early childhood speech or language delays, making an SLP’s involvement in the assessment even more crucial. Recent research, like that from Snowling and Hulme (2025), strongly emphasizes that oral language deficits are a critical risk factor for dyslexia, impacting both decoding and reading comprehension. This means strong verbal communication skills are truly the bedrock upon which reading is built.

Comprehensive Assessment of the Five Pillars of Reading

An SLP’s comprehensive literacy evaluation often delves into the critical components widely recognized as the “Five Pillars of Reading.” These are:

  • Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds within words (e.g., knowing “cat” has /c/, /a/, /t/).
  • Phonics: Connecting sounds to letters and learning how to decode words.
  • Fluency: Reading accurately, quickly, and with good expression.
  • Vocabulary: Understanding the meaning of words.
  • Comprehension: Understanding the overall meaning of what is being read.
    An SLP assesses each of these areas to find specific strengths and weaknesses.

Uncovering Underlying Causes of Reading Difficulties

For example, if your child mixes up ‘b’ and ‘d’, an SLP can assess if it’s just a visual learning hiccup or if there’s a deeper issue with how their brain processes and differentiates similar sounds. Similarly, if they struggle with reading comprehension, an SLP can determine if it’s due to limited vocabulary, difficulty understanding complex sentences, or challenges with making inferences.

A Holistic Approach to Your Child’s Learning Profile

SLPs understand how different cognitive skills – like working memory, attention, and organizing thoughts – all play a role in reading fluency and getting ideas down on paper. This means they look at the whole picture of how your child learns, not just the visible symptoms of their reading challenges.

A Holistic Approach to Your Child's Learning Profile
An Interesting Twist: Dyslexia Diagnosis Across Borders

You might find it interesting that the role of an SLP can even differ by country. For instance, in France, orthophonistes (their equivalent of SLPs) are often the primary professionals who can officially diagnose dyslexia. This is because in France, dyslexia is frequently viewed as a medical condition with strong roots in language processing difficulties, which falls squarely within the orthophoniste’s scope of practice.

Here in the United States, the landscape is a bit different. While SLPs play an absolutely critical role in identifying the language-based characteristics of dyslexia and providing comprehensive assessments of the underlying skills affected (like phonological awareness, decoding, and fluency), the formal diagnosis of dyslexia often falls under the purview of educational psychologists or other medical professionals as part of a broader battery of cognitive and academic testing.

Why the difference? It largely comes down to varying regulations and historical traditions in how learning disabilities are defined and addressed within each country’s educational and medical systems. Regardless of who provides the “label,” the core understanding remains the same: dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, and SLPs are uniquely equipped to assess and treat the foundational language and literacy skills crucial for overcoming these challenges.

An Interesting Twist: Dyslexia Diagnosis Across Borders

You might find it interesting that the role of an SLP can even differ by country. For instance, in France, orthophonistes (their equivalent of SLPs) are often the primary professionals who can officially diagnose dyslexia. This is because in France, dyslexia is frequently viewed as a medical condition with strong roots in language processing difficulties, which falls squarely within the orthophoniste’s scope of practice.

Here in the United States, the landscape is a bit different. While SLPs play an absolutely critical role in identifying the language-based characteristics of dyslexia and providing comprehensive assessments of the underlying skills affected (like phonological awareness, decoding, and fluency), the formal diagnosis of dyslexia often falls under the purview of educational psychologists or other medical professionals as part of a broader battery of cognitive and academic testing.

Why the difference? It largely comes down to varying regulations and historical traditions in how learning disabilities are defined and addressed within each country’s educational and medical systems. Regardless of who provides the “label,” the core understanding remains the same: dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, and SLPs are uniquely equipped to assess and treat the foundational language and literacy skills crucial for overcoming these challenges.

Meet Devin: An Example of Our SLP Approach

Let’s take “Leo,” for instance. He’s a bright kid, but struggles with forming letters, guesses at words while reading, and finds writing incredibly tough. While a reading specialist could certainly help him with reading strategies, we might recommend one of our SLPs, like Devin, to start.

Devin isn’t just an SLP; she’s also trained in evidence-based programs like Orton-Gillingham (a highly effective approach for literacy difficulties) and has experience with executive functioning skills (like planning and organizing). (You can learn more about SLP qualifications here: What are the qualifications for Speech-Language Therapists/Pathologists?)

Why Devin? Because her comprehensive clinical background allows her to:

  • “Re-examine Leo’s learning profile with fresh eyes.” She’s looking for those deeper connections between his oral language skills, vocabulary knowledge, comprehension abilities, and his literacy challenges across all five pillars.
  • Go beyond instruction: She can identify why certain strategies might not be clicking for Leo, rather than just teaching them.
  • Provide a clearer path forward and individualized support: After her evaluation, we’ll have a much more complete picture, guiding us to the most effective ongoing support – whether that means continued work with Devin or transitioning to one of our fantastic literacy specialists.
Meet Devin: An Example of Our SLP Approach

Let’s take “Leo,” for instance. He’s a bright kid, but struggles with forming letters, guesses at words while reading, and finds writing incredibly tough. While a reading specialist could certainly help him with reading strategies, we might recommend one of our SLPs, like Devin, to start.

Devin isn’t just an SLP; she’s also trained in evidence-based programs like Orton-Gillingham (a highly effective approach for literacy difficulties) and has experience with executive functioning skills (like planning and organizing). (You can learn more about SLP qualifications here: What are the qualifications for Speech-Language Therapists/Pathologists?)

Why Devin? Because her comprehensive clinical background allows her to:

  • “Re-examine Leo’s learning profile with fresh eyes.” She’s looking for those deeper connections between his oral language skills, vocabulary knowledge, comprehension abilities, and his literacy challenges across all five pillars.
  • Go beyond instruction: She can identify why certain strategies might not be clicking for Leo, rather than just teaching them.
  • Provide a clearer path forward and individualized support: After her evaluation, we’ll have a much more complete picture, guiding us to the most effective ongoing support – whether that means continued work with Devin or transitioning to one of our fantastic literacy specialists.
What Does an SLP-Led Literacy Evaluation Look Like?

It’s a comprehensive assessment that allows our SLP to dive deep into:

If our SLP notices signs of deeper language issues or other concerns beyond literacy, we’ll always discuss options for further testing.

An Interesting Twist Dyslexia Diagnosis Across Borders
What Does an SLP-Led Literacy Evaluation Look Like?

It’s a comprehensive assessment that allows our SLP to dive deep into:

If our SLP notices signs of deeper language issues or other concerns beyond literacy, we’ll always discuss options for further testing.

An Interesting Twist Dyslexia Diagnosis Across Borders

Frequently Asked Questions (Q&A)

Q: What is the main difference between an SLP and a reading specialist for literacy issues?

A: Both are valuable! A reading specialist focuses primarily on reading instruction techniques and strategies. An SLP, on the other hand, approaches literacy from a clinical, language-based perspective, assessing and addressing the underlying oral language skills, cognitive abilities, and language processing that impact reading and writing. They look for why a child might be struggling with a particular reading skill, not just how to teach it.

Q: Can a Speech-Language Pathologist diagnose dyslexia in the U.S.?

A: In the U.S., while SLPs play a crucial role in identifying the strong language-based characteristics of dyslexia and providing in-depth assessments of related skills (like phonological awareness, decoding, and fluency), the formal “diagnosis” of dyslexia typically involves an educational psychologist or other multi-disciplinary team who consider a broader range of cognitive and academic factors. However, an SLP’s findings are essential for understanding the nature of the learning difficulty and guiding intervention.

Q: How early can an SLP help with potential reading or writing difficulties?

A: The earlier, the better! SLPs can work with children from preschool age, focusing on early literacy skills, oral language development, and phonological awareness. Early intervention can significantly reduce the severity of later reading and writing challenges, especially given the connection between early language delays and dyslexia risk.

Q: What happens after a literacy evaluation with an SLP?

A: After the comprehensive evaluation, you’ll receive a detailed report outlining your child’s strengths and areas for growth. We’ll then discuss customized recommendations for individualized support, which might include ongoing literacy intervention therapy with an SLP, targeted sessions with a reading specialist, or a combination of approaches, all designed to best meet your child’s unique needs.

Q: Does Brooklyn Letters offer ongoing therapy after the evaluation?

A: Yes! Our team includes both highly qualified Speech-Language Pathologists and specialized literacy specialists. Based on the evaluation findings, we can develop a tailored therapy plan and provide the recommended ongoing support right here at Brooklyn Letters.

The Bottom Line

When it comes to literacy intervention and understanding complex learning profiles, an SLP’s clinical expertise can be incredibly powerful. They provide a holistic and comprehensive assessment that helps us truly understand the root causes of a child’s struggles, looking at how language, cognition, and all aspects of literacy interact. This leads to more targeted and effective support, building a strong foundation for a lifetime of confident reading, writing, and academic success.

Have questions about your child’s literacy development or suspect a specific learning disability? We’re here to help! Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive evaluations.

The Bottom Line

When it comes to literacy intervention and understanding complex learning profiles, an SLP’s clinical expertise can be incredibly powerful. They provide a holistic and comprehensive assessment that helps us truly understand the root causes of a child’s struggles, looking at how language, cognition, and all aspects of literacy interact. This leads to more targeted and effective support, building a strong foundation for a lifetime of confident reading, writing, and academic success.

Have questions about your child’s literacy development or suspect a specific learning disability? We’re here to help! Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive evaluations.

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