Speech-Language Services

Good communication is essential for success in speaking, thinking, writing, reading and learning. Poor communication skills can interfere with a child’s ability to build relationships and learn at school, home and in the community. Pulaski Community School District Speech/Language Pathologists (Therapists) provide services to children from 3 to 21 years of age who demonstrate Speech or Language Impairments as defined in State of Wisconsin Department of Instruction Criteria in the areas listed below:

• Speech or Sound Production: articulation, phonology or motor speech delay
• Language: receptive and/or expressive in the areas of semantics, syntax or pragmatics
• Voice: pitch, loudness, quality or resonance
• Fluency: stuttering, cluttering or motor speech disorders which impact fluency.

PCSD Speech/Language Pathologists also provide services to students with other Categorical Disabilities  who have demonstrated specific needs in speech and/or language.

The role of a speech-language pathologist is:

• to serve students with identified speech-language disabilities
• to evaluate students with whom parents or teachers have a specific speech or language concern
• to consult and collaborate with parents and teachers about speech and language development  and how disabilities may affect academic progress.

 A speech-language pathologist provides services:

• Individually, in small groups or by providing whole-class lessons
• In the speech room, regular education classroom or special education classroom
• Through monitoring
• By supporting classroom and special education teachers in providing interventions targeted towards improving communication skills.

To inquire about speech-language therapy services for your child:

• Talk to your child’s teacher
• Talk to the speech-language pathologist at your child’s school
• Talk to the school psychologist who serves your child’s school
• Call the PCSD Student Services office:
  • Jane Wendt: (920) 822-6020
  • Rorie Gauthier: (920) 822-6021