Angela Hanson ElementarySchool Speech and Language Pathologist 920-532-4818 Ext. 2450 hanson@wrightstown.k12.wi.us
Philip Gurholt, Speech and Language Therapist
Philip Gurholt Pre-School, Middle and High School & Parochial School
Speech/Language Teacher
920-532-5553 Ext. 4504 gurholt@wrightstown.k12.wi.us
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. Wrightstown 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
Wrightstown School District 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 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 or special education classrooms
Through monitoring by supporting classroom & 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
Call our Student Services Office at 920-532-5551 Ext. 5001
