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1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Avatar Emily Matles ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 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 Lil Amatore ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 8 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 itā€™s clear she truly cares. We adore ā€¦ More Christina and weā€™re going to miss her. Almost sad he improved so much! Sheā€™s simply amazing and we canā€™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 Natalie Levon ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 months ago
    Nicole has been an amazing therapist!! She played a tremendous role in our daughterā€™s speech progress and overall development. She has come such a long way and we are so happy with the therapy she received!
  • Avatar Heather Liljengren ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 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 ā€¦ More personality gave our daughter a way to communicate that she was so desperately seeking. The coordinators at Brooklyn Letters were so helpful and communicativeā€¦I would highly recommend their services!
  • Avatar T Ainsley ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 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 ā€¦ 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 Chris duke Fields ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… a month ago
    The company is great with outstanding customer service. They keep my horses protected. I have recommended them to other horses trainers as well that are going to get service early next year. Very professional an honest too. Respectfully ā€¦ More submitted Christopher
  • Avatar Jackie Vasquez ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 5 months ago
    Excellent services, caring therapists.
  • Avatar Colin Peters ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 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 ā€¦ 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 Nikhil Jaisinghani ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 5 months ago
    Ron and Ken did a fantastic job with our security system today. Installed everything very quick. Both of them were very polite and asked us throughout if the installation met our needs. Simply fantastic!
  • Avatar Linda Parsley ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 6 months ago
    I called Cornerstone Protection to get a Security system at a relatives out of state property, within a week it was installed! The installers worked with the client to help understand her new system and she was happy! Our relative said ā€¦ More they were courteous, professional and patient! I highly recommend Cornerstone Protection for all of your security needs!
  • Avatar Amanda Clay Mackin ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 5 months ago
    Had blink cameras; Car was broken into multiple times so I called CornerStone & they were able to install multiple cameras very quickly & for a reasonable price. I am so happy with the app & getting alerts that are not superfluous, ā€¦ More like they were with Blink. Highly recommend CornerStone & the tech Ronnie.
  • Avatar Pete Peters ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 months ago
    Ron and Ken are great guys to work with.
    Both were very knowledgeable and got our system back up and running.
    Thanks to both for a job well done...
  • Avatar Brigid Bower ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 11 months ago
    Samantha Dalmas was fantastic! We saw her for a feeding therapy evaluation and while she doesnā€™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 ā€¦ More to see more progress at her next appointment, I wouldnā€™t hesitate to reach out to Samantha again.
  • Avatar Larry Barton ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… a year ago
    Amazing assistance provided by Shannon today on my security system. Iā€™m so grateful for your prompt, efficient, professional, and courteous service. Put me down as a customer for life!
  • Avatar Megan Haller ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 2 years ago
    One of the most painless experiences I've had. They came on time and was over the moon professional with still keeping a level of personability to it. The gentleman also went out of his way to say that my husband and Mines business ā€¦ More was appreciated. Which is actually rare to be appreciated by such a great company. So thank you and we look forward to continuing services with this company.
  • Avatar Megan Magsam ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 2 years ago
    I am so happy we decided to go with cornerstone. They were quick and efficient. Shannon and the installer we very friendly. We got a lot of equipment and it was still within our budget. 10/10 would definitely recommend! Thank you
  • Avatar Collins Youngblood ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… a year ago
    Love the customer service and Shanon and his team go above and beyond for my restaurant. Couldn't of asked for a better security system and level of service that his team provides.
  • Avatar kanu patel ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 2 years ago
    I have been using Cornerstone Protection service for over 5 years and I'm really happy with the service and state-of-the-art equipments and it's futures are so much in advance and friendly, I highly recommend Cornerstone Protection ā€¦ More Service any and all business that need a security protection days and nights specially after business hours(Cornerstone Protection is perfect solution for your business). Owner of Cornerstone Protection is proactive with their customers and their equipments. Good experienced with Cornerstone Protection!!!
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  • Avatar Liz Jones ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜† 2 years ago
    We had a very positive experience with Alissa as a tutor for our pod of 5th grade boys from January - June 2020. She cared a lot about the boys and worked hard to create meaningful activities for them. The pod experience was invaluable ā€¦ More for all of our families during a difficult year and we were so grateful to have found this partnership! We also want to appreciate Craig for helping to match us with a tutor on very short notice after we had cycled through a few folks who were not able to see the commitment through. Thanks for sticking with us!
  • Avatar S CL ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    Dusty was the exact person we needed to help our child finish out the school year. So grateful to him for the way he steadily encouraged her and helped her stay on track and organized. He is flexible, responsive to our needs/schedule as ā€¦ More a family, and a delight to be with. We are also thankful that Craig at Themba Tutors really "gets it" and partnered us with such a wonderful tutor who was a great fit for our girl.
  • Avatar Nicole May ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    My child worked with Gillian D virtually for math enrichment. She is an excellent teacher. She took time to understand my child's specific learning style and provided tools that would be engaging. She was kind and empathetic- really ā€¦ More made it her goal to connect with my child and build trust and rapport. My child started the school year with confidence and without the typically "brain-drain" that occurs over the summer, thanks to Gillian.
  • Avatar Gillian Davidoff ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    I am going into my second year as a Themba tutor. I have met so many great individuals while working for this company. Craig and the rest of the Themba team do such an excellent job picking and choosing Themba tutors that suit each client's ā€¦ More individual needs! I look forward to meeting new tutors and clients in the 2021-2022 school year!
  • Avatar carolina luttmann ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    Our son started in a new high school, 100% remote, and was really struggling with Latin and Physics. I found Themba Tudors online and had an initial call with Craig, who was very knowledgeable, responsive, and found 2 amazing tutors for ā€¦ More us. Both the Latin and the physics tutors were fantastic, connected with my son really well and helped him go from 'failing' grade to 'honors'! I will for sure continue using (and recommending!) Themba Tutors. Thank you, C, K, and W!
  • Avatar Eric Fingerman ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    Brian is a fantastic executive functioning coach. Super helpful, flexible with hours, and tailored the experience to our needs.
  • Avatar Susan Wong ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    Giulia Mercuri is a great Italian tutor! She was very responsive and accessible. Giulia put a ton of effort into preparing for each session and really helped our son with test preparation and projects. We are grateful that she was able ā€¦ More to help, especially since our son did not receive any live teaching during COVID. We are happy that she was referred to us!
  • Avatar Christine Gennetti ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    As an adult student diagnosed with a learning disability during grad school, I knew I needed help dealing with my Master's program's demanding workload. I was seriously considering dropping out when I was referred to Themba Tutors. ā€¦ More I was paired up with a wonderful tutor, Julie, who was a total lifesaver. I learned many techniques that I can utilize in the future as I embark on the next phase of my career.
    I can wholeheartedly say after working with Themba for two years that I would not have finished my program without this organization. And I am so thankful I selected them.
  • Avatar Fabiola FITZPATRICK ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    We were introduced to a wonderful tutor: Mcedwyn. He and our son, a freshman in college, worked well together. As a result, our sonā€™s grades significantly improved. The tutor taught our son subject content and various methods to effectively ā€¦ More study for quizzes and exams. Our son was also taught time management and organization. My sonā€™s experience with the tutor made the first year of college a less intimidating experience.
  • Avatar Jude Eugene ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 3 years ago
    We have been with our tutor, Cailin Schiller, for two years, from 5th - 7th grade. She started as an executive functioning tutor with my daughter. From the start, she demonstrated a depth of expertise and a selective use of techniques skillfully ā€¦ More adapted to my daughterā€™s ADHD and Math disability. Cailin made Math accessible and understandable to her in a way that even her teachers had not been able to do. She differentiated reading, writing and math tasks and assignments to tailor them to my daughterā€™s unique learning differences. Not only did it have an effect on her grades and her work efficiency, but she finally could do her work with less anxiety. Even my daughterā€™s teachers used Cailinā€™s guidance to modify their work with her. But most importantly, she became my daughterā€™s favorite resource. I canā€™t say how invaluable Cailin has been to my daughterā€™s progress and well-being. Iā€™d recommend her a million times over. She is a gem.
  • Avatar Janice Eidus ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    Victoria is a superb tutor. She helped my high school age daughter with her writing. Victoria's skills as a tutor, as well as her sense of humor and her engaging personality went a long way with my daughter.
  • A Google User ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    I'm so glad we were referred to Themba Tutors. After a great initial conversation to learn our needs, we were connected with an excellent tutor, Felicia, who is helping our high school daughter learn better organizational and executive ā€¦ More skills. Highly recommended.
  • Avatar Fara Jones ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 5 years ago
    Themba Tutors provided a leaning specialist that was a perfect fit for my daughter. I told them what we were looking for and they delivered. Our tutor is responsive and flexible and makes it easy for my daughter to reach out to her own ā€¦ More her own, which gives her an added sense of responsibility over her learning. As a therapist myself, I now regularly recommend Themba to my patients. A much needed and well provided service to the community!!
  • Avatar Frances Simpson ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    The tutors at Themba are fantastic! Caitlyn McNeill helped our son academically, but also with getting organized in every subject, which he so desperately needed. She offered great advice and useful strategies that helped our son become ā€¦ More a more successful student. We are using Themba tutors again this year for our daughter. We're so happy to have been referred to them!
  • Avatar Mary Jean Babic ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    I'm so glad we were referred to Themba Tutors. After a great initial conversation to learn our needs, we were connected with an excellent tutor, Felicia, who is helping our high school daughter learn better organizational and executive ā€¦ More skills. Highly recommended.
  • Avatar Nina Herman ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    We had a wonderful experience with our tutor Micaela. She helped our son not only academically but at every level. We will be forever grateful to have her in our lives.
  • Avatar Frances ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    The tutors at Themba are fantastic! Caitlyn McNeill helped our son academically, but also with getting organized in every subject, which he so desperately needed. She offered great advice and useful strategies that helped our son become ā€¦ More a more successful student. We are using Themba tutors again this year for our daughter. We're so happy to have been referred to them!
  • Avatar Michael Birnbaum ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 4 years ago
    Paul Smith at Themba has been an exceptional tutor for my son, both in terms of teaching the subject matter and teaching how best to approach the process of learning math and executing assignments. We feel very fortunate to be working with ā€¦ More Paul.
  • Avatar Monica Alzate ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 5 years ago
    We were very lucky to have found Edwouine Swift, my son's therapist through Themba Tutors. Thomas is 12 years old, and it is extremely difficult to get him to write. Edwouine just works her magic with him, he adores her and is so ā€¦ More eager to follow her guidance. I have no doubt she will be a positive driving force in his academic future.

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**Guarantee: It’s critical that whoever receives our tutoring services connects with the specialist, the specialist has expertise in the area of need, and is available to travel to you. If you are not 100% satisfied with our services, such as dyscalculia specialist near me, we are 100% committed to finding you the right professional.

What Is Dyscalculia?

WHAT IS DYSCALCULIA? – MATH’S DYSLEXIA – SIMPLE EXPLANATION AND SOLUTION

Does Your Child Have Dyscalculia or a Math Learning Disorder?

 

Symptoms of dyscalculia may vary for each student depending on their different stages of learning math. It is estimated that five to seven percent of elementary school children may show symptoms of dyscalculia. It is yet to be known whether it is more common in boys or girls.

 

Some signs that your child may have dyscalculia include:

  • Difficulties with keeping track of time, following directions, remembering schedules and sequence of events
  • Struggles with name recollection, name-face association, and often substitutes names that begin with the same letter
  • Difficulties with learning basic math operations
  • Often makes mistakes in writing, reading, and remembering numbers; often adds, substitutes transposes, omits, or reverses numbers
  • Struggles with math concepts, rules, formulas, order of operations, and basic math facts
  • Poor visualization skills, especially when it comes to mechanical processes, including simple tasks such as picturing numbers on a clock, geographical areas or maps of streets, cities, or oceans

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  • Lacks a sense of direction and often gets lost or disoriented
  • Often loses track of things and belongings
  • Poor athletic performance due to difficulties in keeping up with routines and motor sequencing
  • Trouble remembering how to keep score in games, like bowling, cards, etc.
  • Gets anxious during math tasks
  • Uses fingers to count, loses track when counting, difficulty with mental math, adds dots or tally marks
  • Numbers and math seem like foreign languages
  • Confused when counting (for younger students)
  • Struggles with associating numbers with their corresponding number words (such as the symbol 8 for eight)

What Are the Causes of Dyscalculia?

The causes of dyscalculia are still to be discovered. Some of the possible causes include:

  • Genes. Like other similar disorders, dyscalculia is genetic and often runs in the family.
  • Brain Development. The brain structure of individuals with dyscalculia is different in areas where the brain functions less efficiently in handling numbers.
  • Brain Injury. Injuries to a certain part of the brain may cause acquired dyscalculia.

 

Other factors that may cause dyscalculia are:

  • Premature birth
  • Low birth weight
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
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Should You Have Your Child Assessed for Dyscalculia?

 

An evaluation is required to determine whether a student has dyscalculia, particularly when the child’s mathematics abilities are significantly lower for his or her age, intelligence, and background.Ā  A licensed neuropsychologist should perform the evaluation.

 

Several tests are conducted to assess the student’s:

  • Computational skills
  • Math fluency
  • Mental computation
  • Quantitative reasoning

What Are the Strategies in Coaching and Tutoring Students with Dyscalculia?

How to Introduce the New Concepts/Lessons to Students?

  • Review what the student already learned before teaching new skills.
  • Teach students to ā€œself-talkā€ through solving problems.
  • Let the student write out charts or draw sketches to solve problems.
  • Use graph paper to help line up numbers and problems.
  • Give the student a list of the math formulas taught in the class.
  • Use coins, blocks, and puzzles to teach math ideas.
  • Use attention-getting phrases like, ā€œThis is important to know becauseā€¦.ā€
  • Use concrete examples that connect math to real life.
  • Check-in frequently to make sure the student understands the work.

What Are the Ways to Give Students Instructions and Assignments?

  • Create separate worksheets for word problems and number problems.
  • Highlight or circle keywords and numbers on word problems.
  • Allow extra time on tests.
  • Give step-by-step instructions and have the student repeat them.
  • Provide charts of math facts or multiplication tables.
  • Let the student use a calculator when the computation isnā€™t whatā€™s being assessed
  • Give a rubric that describes the elements of an assignment.
  • Use an extra piece of paper to cover up most of whatā€™s on a math sheet or test to make it easier to focus on one problem at a time.
  • Give more space to write problems and solutions.
  • Break down worksheets into sections.
  • Use visual aids or manipulatives when solving problems.

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Different methods are used to determine learning levels

 

  • Allow use of fingers and scratch paper
  • Create diagrams and draw math concepts
  • Provide peer assistance
  • Encourage the use of graph paper
  • Usage of colored pencils to set apart number problems
  • Work with manipulatives
  • Draw pictures of word problems
  • Use of mnemonic devices to understand math concepts
  • Use rhythm and music to teach math facts and to set levels to a beat
  • Schedule use of computer for the student to practice

 

What Is the Best Math Tutoring Approach for Students with Dyscalculia?

 

Tutors, parents, teachers, and the neuropsychologist must work together to support students with math disorders in the following ways:

  • Personalized teaching plans based on the specific needs of each student
  • Foundational skills coaching to advance students to higher-level math
  • Introducing and encouraging math-based games
  • Usage of graph paper to help to learn math
  • Present new math-related skills through explanations and examples before moving on to abstract interpretations
  • Concrete Representational Abstract (CRA) math tutoring approach

 

How Can Themba Tutors’ Dyscalculia Tutoring and Coaching Help You?

 

Our tutŠ¾rѕ will tŠ°ilŠ¾r Š¾ur dyscalculia tutoring and coaching services to address your nŠµŠµdѕ. We believe that working closely with the child’s parents and teachers is key to the student’s success. As such, we will put focus and add key areas that you feel need to be reinforced to ensure that your child develops the right skills and confidence to accomplish tasks on their own.

 

At Themba Tutors, we collaborate with learning specialists, doctors, and parents to customize a program that will give your child the results youā€™re looking for. Themba Tutors is invested in driving your child to achieve academic success. If your child faces challenges and needs help with math due to dyscalculia and other learning disorders, we can offer our support to help them overcome these challenges. We can start tutoring your child as soon as you want.

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We were very pleased with Samara tutoring service. Lindsay said she really enjoyed working with Samara. Lindsay finished her math class with a B, which is a great tribute to the support and guidance that Samara provided. Lindsay has completed her math requirement and she will graduate this weekend.

We would definitely recommend Samara, especially for any student struggling with math anxiety and/or dyscalculia. Thanks to Samara and you for your help!

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