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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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Speech Coaching in Staten Island

1:1 Staten Island Speech Coaching

Speech Coaching in Staten Island
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Our Speech Coaches Travel To Your Staten Island, NYC Home! Best 1:1 At-Home Speech and Public Speaking Coaching | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with Our Staff.

Many adults struggle with public speaking, oral communication, and speech clarity. Whether you’re preparing for an important interview, a professional presentation, or simply aiming to improve effective communication in social settings, speech coaching can help you tackle these challenges. Issues such as fear of public speaking, difficulty with vocal projection, or wanting to enhance pronunciation are common, and overcoming them can increase confidence.

If you’re looking to boost your communication skills, overcome public speaking fear, or enhance your accent reduction efforts, 1:1 speech coaching can make a significant difference. At Staten Island Letters, we bring the best private coaching to your home, offering personalized in-person sessions tailored to meet your goals.

Serving Staten Island, NYC Neighborhoods

We proudly serve various Staten Island neighborhoods, bringing speech coaching to your doorstep. With our mobile service, you don’t need to worry about travel—our expert coaches accompany you. Whether you’re in Annadale, Arden Heights, Bay Terrace, Charleston, Dongan Hills, Eltingville, Great Kills, Huguenot, Lighthouse Hill, Mid Island, New Dorp, New Springville, North Shore, Oakwood, Pleasant Plains, Port Richmond, Prince’s Bay, Emerson Hill, Richmond Town, Richmond Valley, Rossville, South Beach, South Shore, St. George, Stapleton, Todt Hill, Tottenville, West Brighton, Westerleigh, Willowbrook, Woodrow, and many more, we’re available to provide in-home speech coaching and even offer remote sessions for added convenience.

Why Choose Staten Island Letters?

Brooklyn Letters opened in 2010, and to better serve our clients in Staten Island, NYC, we created a sister website, Staten Island Letters. We offer in-home and online speech-language pathology, literacy, math tutoring, and SEIT services, showcasing our dedicated Staten Island staff.

  1. Convenience: We come to your home, making speech coaching hassle-free—no need to commute to an office or a class. Whether you’re in a busy career or managing a packed schedule, our at-home sessions are designed for your convenience.
  2. Expert Coaches: Our team members have extensive experience in various fields, including speech therapy, vocal coaching, elocution training, and cross-cultural communication. They understand how to customize their teaching to meet your unique communication goals. Our expert speech-language pathologists also provide 1:1 communication coaching to help professionals refine how they connect, lead, and present in diverse personal and business contexts.
  3. Personalized Approach: Every session is tailored to your specific needs, whether you’re looking to improve your speaking confidence, enhance your public speaking skills, or reduce your accent. We focus on building a coaching plan that works for you.
  4. Comprehensive Services: We offer more than just accent reduction. Our services cover public speaking help, articulation training, interview preparation, and voice modulation for those looking to improve their speech clarity and communication in various settings.
  5. Support for Career Growth: Our Staten Island speech coaching improves communication and focuses on career advancement. Whether you need help with persuasive speaking for presentations or want to improve your vocal projection for leadership roles, our sessions provide professional development.
  6. Free Consultations and Flexible Scheduling: We start with free consultations, and our scheduling is flexible to fit into your busy life. Plus, we offer remote meet-and-greet sessions so you can get comfortable with your coach before starting.

Where Do We Begin: At-Home and Remote Evaluations

We begin with thoroughly evaluating your communication skills, either at home or through a remote session. This helps us understand your specific needs, whether it’s accent reduction, improving speech clarity, or developing vocal projection. From there, we design a personalized coaching plan tailored to your goals.

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TESTIMONIALS

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 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.

William S.
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What Is Speech Coaching?

Speech coaching focuses on improving your overall oral communication and speaking confidence. Unlike speech therapy, which deals with clinical speech disorders, speech coaching aims to refine your elocution techniques, boost vocal projection, and reduce your accent if needed. Our coaches work on key areas like voice modulation, accent modification therapy, and confidence building, helping you present yourself with clarity and assurance.

Who Can Benefit from Speech Coaching?

Speech coaching is for anyone looking to enhance their communication skills, but it’s particularly beneficial for:

  1. Professionals: If your career involves frequent presentations, meetings, or public speaking, speech coaching can help you develop persuasive speaking and improve your confidence in professional speaking.
  2. Public Speakers: Public speaking coaching provides tools for those who regularly speak at events or conferences to overcome public speaking fear, refine vocal projection, and improve overall delivery.
  3. Executives and Leaders: Speech coaching is an excellent tool for those in leadership roles who need to project authority and confidence. It helps you improve effective communication and build stronger connections with your audience.
  4. Actors and Performers: If you’re an actor, singer, or performer, vocal coaching helps fine-tune your performance with exercises in voice modulation, accent reduction, and performance coaching.
  5. Non-Native Speakers: If you want to enhance your English pronunciation or reduce a strong accent, accent reduction classes help refine your speaking for clearer, more effective communication.
  6. Job Seekers: Preparing for interviews? Interview preparation coaching can help you develop the confidence and clarity needed to make a great impression in high-pressure situations.

Key Differences Between Speech Coaching and Speech Therapy

Speech Coaching in Staten Island

While speech coaching and therapy aim to improve communication, their purposes differ. Here’s how:

  1. Speech Therapy: focuses on treating speech or language disorders such as stuttering, articulation problems, or cognitive-communication issues. It’s often medically based and requires intervention by a licensed speech pathologist.
  2. Speech Coaching: Centers on improving communication skills for personal or professional development. The focus is on clarity, confidence, and effective speaking for a broad range of situations, from public speaking to accent reduction and vocal projection.

In short, speech therapy addresses clinical speech issues, while speech coaching helps refine everyday communication for success in public and professional spheres.

How Speech Coaching Can Support Career Advancement

Strong communication skills are crucial for professional success. Whether presenting in meetings, speaking at events, or interviewing for new opportunities, communicating clearly and confidently can set you apart.

Here’s how speech coaching supports your career:

  • Public Speaking: Mastering public speaking tips can help you present with authority, overcome stage fright, and make a lasting impression.
  • Interview Preparation: Vocal coaching enables you to project confidence during interviews, improving your chances of landing your dream job.
  • Professional Leadership: With improved vocal projection and persuasive speaking abilities, you can lead more effectively, enhancing your career trajectory.
  • Client and Team Communication: Effective speaking is essential in client interactions and team meetings, and coaching helps you refine these skills for better workplace success.

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 is distinguished by his extensive work in school and home settings, where he has consistently demonstrated a commitment to fostering long-term relationships with clients of various ages and developmental profiles. His approach, characterized by flexibility and adaptability, is designed to meet each client’s unique needs, making him 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 immediately, seven days a week. We will schedule a phone call with you within one business day. Review: We examine previous reports, evaluations, and report cards to understand the client’s background and family’s needs comprehensively.
  • Initial and Customized Assessments: Clients may opt for comprehensive at-home and remote literacy and math assessments to pinpoint strengths and areas for improvement, helping to 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 their needs and filter through our selective list of professionals. We provide detailed profiles of these carefully chosen candidates to help clients 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 speech coaches are dedicated professionals with extensive experience supporting individuals with diverse communication needs, including neurodivergent clients. Our skilled coaches specialize in areas such as public speaking, accent reduction, and vocal projection. Using personalized, multisensory techniques, we tailor our approach to each individual’s unique communication goals, fostering confidence and building essential speaking skills for long-term success.

HIPAA Encryption and Confidentiality: All reports and communications are stored in a HIPAA-encrypted email system, ensuring the highest level of confidentiality. We do not release any confidential information without your written consent.” This will reassure clients about the security and privacy of their information.

Top Reasons to Consider 1:1 Speech Coaching

Speech Coaching in Staten Island
  1. Personalized Focus: You get one-on-one attention, allowing for a customized program that meets your specific communication goals.
  2. Accent Reduction: If you want to refine your accent, our coaches help with accent modification therapy, improving clarity for better communication in professional settings.
  3. Confidence Building: Whether it’s public speaking fear or speech anxiety in social settings, speech coaching gives you the tools to become a more confident speaker.
  4. Flexible Scheduling: We offer at-home and remote sessions, making it easy to fit speech coaching into your schedule without needing a physical office visit.
  5. Speech Clarity: Through elocution exercises, articulation training, and diction training, we help you speak more clearly and be understood easily.
  6. Career Development: Improve your professional speaking and communication for leadership roles, presentations, or career transitions.

Getting Started with Staten Island Letters

We offer free consultations to assess your needs and provide a roadmap for your speech coaching journey. Whether you’re interested in accent modification therapy or speech improvement, our remote meet-and-greet sessions allow you to connect with our coaches and get started on your path to better communication from the comfort of your home.

Ready to improve your oratory skills, boost confidence in speaking, or get public speaking help? Staten Island Letters offers the best 1:1 speech coaching and flexible at-home and remote options. Reach out today for a free consultation and take the first step toward clearer, more confident communication!

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

Email: [email protected]
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