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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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Manhattan ADD and ADHD Tutoring
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When attention challenges or learning differences make school feel overwhelming, the right support can change everything. At Manhattan Letters, we partner with Manhattan families to provide ADD/ADHD and learning disabilities tutoring in Manhattan that is individualized, developmentally informed, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Our work helps neurodivergent students strengthen reading, math, language, and executive function skills—while reducing stress at home and building confidence at school.

Difficulties with focus, organization, or academic progress are rarely something a child simply “outgrows.” For many students with ADHD, especially those with co-occurring learning disabilities, everyday school demands can quickly become discouraging without targeted support. Early, personalized intervention is key.

Specialized ADD/ADHD & Learning Disabilities Tutoring in Manhattan

We provide learning disabilities tutoring Manhattan and special education tutoring Manhattan for neurodivergent learners, with particular expertise supporting toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged students. Our tutoring targets core developmental and academic foundations, including:

  • Early literacy and language skills
  • Pre-academic and academic math development
  • Executive function skills, such as attention control, working memory, and task initiation

Rather than isolating skills, we address how attention, learning, and communication interact in real academic settings.

In-Home and Online Tutoring Across Manhattan

Manhattan Letters offers in-home ADHD tutoring throughout Manhattan, including:

Battery Park City, Bowery, Carnegie Hill, Central Harlem, Central Midtown, Chelsea, Chinatown, Civic Center, Clinton, Columbus Circle, Cooperative Village, Diamond District, East Harlem, East Village, Financial District, Flatiron District, Garment District, Governors Island, Gramercy Park, Greenwich Village, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Hell’s Kitchen, Hudson Square, Hudson Yards, Inwood, Kips Bay, Lenox Hill, Lincoln Square, Little Italy, Lower East Side, Manhattan Valley, Marble Hill, Meatpacking District, Midtown, Midtown East, Midtown South, Morningside Heights, Murray Hill, NoHo, NoLita, Peter Cooper Village, Roosevelt Island, Seaport District, SoHo, South Street Seaport, Stuyvesant Town, Sutton Place, Theatre District, Times Square, TriBeCa, Turtle Bay, Union Square, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Washington Heights, Waterside Plaza, West Harlem, West Village, and Yorkville.

For families who prefer flexibility, we also provide online ADHD tutoring, allowing students to receive consistent, high-quality support regardless of schedule or location.

A Multidisciplinary, Child-Centered Approach

Our Manhattan tutoring services are built around a collaborative care model. Families work with a coordinated team rather than a single provider, reducing fragmentation and improving outcomes.

Our team includes:

By integrating academic instruction with communication and cognitive strategies, we design tutoring plans that reflect each child’s full learning profile. We also offer structured homework support for ADHD students, helping routines feel calmer and more manageable.

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ADHD Tutoring: Supporting Skills That Drive Learning

ADHD affects more than attention alone. It influences planning, impulse control, emotional regulation, and working memory—skills that underpin success in school. In Manhattan students, these challenges may appear as difficulty with:

  • Sustaining focus during lessons
  • Following classroom routines
  • Expressing ideas clearly in speech or writing
  • Managing multi-step math problems
  • Starting and completing assignments independently

Academic impacts often emerge early in language and literacy, even when hyperactivity is less obvious. ADHD also commonly co-occurs with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and speech-language delays.

Our ADHD tutoring blends multisensory academic instruction with executive function and language-based strategies to build strong, transferable skills.

ADD vs. ADHD: What Families Should Know

While many families still use the term ADD, the current diagnostic label is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD includes three recognized presentations:

  • Predominantly inattentive
  • Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
  • Combined

Clinical criteria indicate that symptoms begin before age 12 and affect more than one setting, such as home and school. ADHD is now understood as a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition.

In younger children, signs may include:

  • Difficulty following directions
  • Frequent forgetting of routines
  • Inattention or excessive daydreaming
  • Emotional reactivity or impulsivity
  • Trouble completing structured tasks

Early identification is especially important, as girls with ADHD are often underdiagnosed due to quieter, less disruptive symptoms.

Targeted Academic Support for ADHD in Manhattan
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Literacy Tutoring for ADHD

Students with ADHD may struggle to maintain attention while reading, remember details, or organize written work. Our literacy tutoring uses structured, explicit, and multisensory approaches to support phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, comprehension, and writing. We also provide dyslexia tutoring for ADHD students.

Math Tutoring for ADHD

Math can be particularly challenging when attention and sequencing break down. Our math tutoring for ADHD emphasizes visual models, manipulatives, and predictable routines to strengthen number sense and problem-solving. We also support students with dyscalculia and ADHD.

Speech and Language Support

Many children with ADHD experience language-based challenges, such as difficulty organizing narratives or processing verbal information. Our licensed SLPs address receptive and expressive language, vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension, and social communication as part of a coordinated plan.

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How ADHD Tutoring Differs From Traditional Tutoring

ADHD tutoring focuses on how a child learns, not just what they learn. Each session integrates academic instruction with executive function coaching and emotional support. Services may include:

This approach helps students generalize skills beyond tutoring sessions and into the classroom.

ADHD Tutoring Within a Broader Support Plan
Support Type Primary Focus
ADHD Tutoring Academic skills, organization, execution
Therapy Emotional regulation and insight
Medication Attention and impulse control
Parent Coaching Consistency and reinforcement
School Supports (504/IEP) Access and accommodations

ADHD tutoring often serves as the link between interventions, helping strategies translate into real academic progress.

Evidence-Based Strategies Used by Our Tutors

Our Manhattan tutors rely on proven, child-centered techniques, including:

  • Consistent routines to reduce anxiety
  • Visual schedules and checklists
  • Movement-based learning
  • Multisensory instruction
  • Task chunking to prevent overload
  • Visual timers for time awareness
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Mindfulness and self-regulation tools
  • Goal tracking to build motivation
  • Parent collaboration to support carryover

Research consistently shows that structured tutoring improves attention, task completion, and academic engagement in students with ADHD.

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Benefits of ADD/ADHD Tutoring in Manhattan
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  • Stronger Reading and Writing Skills: Students develop stronger decoding, comprehension, and written expression skills through structured, multisensory instruction that supports attention, working memory, and language processing.
  • Improved Math Confidence: By using visual models, manipulatives, and predictable routines, students gain a clearer understanding of math concepts and feel more confident approaching multi-step problems independently.
  • Clearer Communication and Language Use: Integrated speech and language support helps students organize their thoughts, expand vocabulary, and express ideas more effectively in both academic and social settings.
  • Greater Independence and Organization: Executive function coaching enables students to manage tasks, follow routines, and complete assignments with less adult prompting over time.
  • Lower Stress at Home: As children build skills and consistency, homework and daily routines become calmer, reducing conflict and emotional strain for the entire family.
  • Increased Confidence for Children and Parents: Consistent progress helps children recognize their strengths while giving parents peace of mind that their child is receiving expert, individualized support.
Who We Support

We primarily work with elementary-aged students (K–5) in Manhattan who are navigating attention challenges alongside academic delays. These years are critical for building literacy, math, and language foundations that support long-term success.

TESTIMONIALS

Kristina is a phenomenal tutor.
My daughter was in the first grade when we started tutoring, she had just been moved into a GT class and is very bright but had no reading or writing instruction in K and also had some difficulties with handwriting. Kristina helped my daughter quickly get up to speed with her classmates and worked on areas that she needed extra support for. Over the summer we had only a couple of sessions with Kristina but she helped keep us on track and not only did my daughter not regress during the “summer slide” she gained a reading level. I can’t speak more highly of Kristina, she is professional, kind, lovely to be around, patient and engaging with kids, and an effective teacher.

-Sarah S.

Any child would be fortunate to work with Kristine!
It is rare to find a tutor who exhibits the compassion and expertise for her job that Kristine does. She arrives at the front door with a smile on her face, loves her job and her calm and nurturing personality makes it easy for our son to want to work with her. Kristine has been successfully giving our son the tools he needs to find success in his classes. She structures her sessions to cater to his needs and keeps his interest for the full hour and sometimes more. Her post-session updates on his progress are extremely informative and helpful. Any child would be fortunate to work with Kristine!

- Deirdre von Dornum

It was great working with Manhattan Letters.
We contacted a number of tutors through the service and ultimately found the one who best met the needs of our son. Katie was terrific. We saw significant improvement in our son’s reading skills, and more importantly, saw his confidence blossom under her guidance. Thank you Highly, Katie and Manhattan Letters.

- Elizabeth Crowell
Why Choose Manhattan Letters?
  • Deep Expertise in ADHD and Learning Differences
    Manhattan Letters tutors are trained to understand how attention, executive function, language, and learning disabilities intersect in real academic settings. This expertise allows us to address root causes of struggle rather than offering surface-level academic help. Our approach supports lasting skill development, not short-term fixes.
  • Truly Individualized Tutoring Plans
    Every student receives a customized plan based on their learning profile, strengths, and areas of need, rather than a preset curriculum. We continuously adjust instruction based on progress, attention patterns, and feedback from families. This flexibility ensures tutoring remains effective as children grow and change.
  • Multidisciplinary, Team-Based Care
    Our model brings together literacy specialists, math educators, and speech-language pathologists who collaborate around each child. This integrated approach reduces fragmented care and ensures academic, language, and cognitive goals align. Families benefit from coordinated support without managing multiple providers.
  • In-Home and Virtual Convenience Across Manhattan
    We provide in-home tutoring throughout Manhattan, meeting students in the environments where learning routines actually happen. For families who prefer flexibility, our virtual sessions maintain the same structure and quality as in-person services. This adaptability supports consistency even with busy schedules.
  • Executive Function Support Built Into Every Session
    Organization, task initiation, working memory, and follow-through are explicitly taught alongside academic content. Students learn how to manage assignments, break down tasks, and build routines they can use independently. These skills transfer directly to school and home life.
  • Research-Based, Data-Informed Instruction
    Our methods are grounded in evidence-based educational and developmental research. We track progress carefully and make data-informed adjustments to keep students moving forward. This ensures tutoring is both effective and accountable.
  • Warm, Neuro-Affirming Approach
    We prioritize emotional safety, encouragement, and respect for neurodiversity in every session. Students are supported without shame, pressure, or unrealistic expectations. This builds confidence, motivation, and a healthier relationship with learning.
  • Strong Partnership With Families
    Parents and caregivers are active partners in the tutoring process, not passive observers. We provide guidance, strategies, and regular communication to support carryover at home. This collaboration helps children make meaningful progress beyond tutoring sessions.
Common Misconceptions About ADHD Tutoring
  • “It’s only for kids.” Adults benefit too.
  • “It’s the same as therapy.” Tutoring is action-focused and skills-based.
  • “It’s a quick fix.” Progress builds over time.
  • “You need a diagnosis.” Support is available with or without one.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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  1. Is an ADHD diagnosis required to begin tutoring?
    No, a formal diagnosis is not required, as tutoring is based on observed learning needs, attention patterns, and academic challenges.
  2. How is ADHD tutoring different from therapy?
    ADHD tutoring is skill-based and academically focused, while therapy addresses emotional processing, mental health, and behavioral regulation.
  3. What ages do you work with?
    We primarily support elementary-aged students in grades K–5, with flexibility to work with older or younger learners when appropriate.
  4. Can you support students with both ADHD and dyslexia?
    Yes, we specialize in supporting co-occurring ADHD and dyslexia through structured, multisensory literacy instruction.
  5. Do you offer in-home tutoring in Manhattan?
    Yes, we provide in-home tutoring throughout Manhattan, as well as virtual options for families who prefer remote sessions.
  6. How often do students typically meet with a tutor?
    Most students meet one to two times per week, though frequency is adjusted based on goals, needs, and progress.
  7. What skills are addressed beyond academics?
    In addition to reading and math, tutoring targets executive function skills such as organization, task initiation, and follow-through.
  8. How long does it take to see progress?
    Progress timelines vary, but many families notice improvements in confidence, routines, and academic engagement within the first few months.
Get Started With ADHD Tutoring in Manhattan

If your child is struggling with attention, reading, writing, math, or language, expert support can make a real difference. Manhattan Letters offers free phone consultations and virtual meet-and-greets to help you plan next steps.

Call or Text: 917-426-8880
Email: [email protected]

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