SLP Services in PSSD

Speech-Language Pathologists support students who experience challenges with communication, language, hearing, speech sounds, fluency (stuttering) and oral feeding by:

•  School-staff collaboration in class-wide programming, strategies and interventions that foster independence and inclusion. 

• Pre-Kindergarten: collaboration, capacity-building, and student-specific intervention for designated Early Entrance students 

• Kindergarten: speech & language screening, hearing screening, assessment and intervention (universal and targeted) 

• Grade 1-3 students: classroom-based support and/or student-specific intervention for: 

  • Moderate to severe speech-sound disorders. 

  • Moderate to severe language disorders. 

  • Other areas of communication (e.g., stuttering, voice, etc.). 

• K-12 Students with Intensive Supports with complex communication needs:  

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication modalities [AAC]. 

  • Functional communication. 

  • Social Skills. 

• Supporting equipment needs for students with Hearing Impairments 

• Supporting students with Swallowing Recommendations and Oral Feeding Procedures. 

• Complex Behavior/Multidisciplinary Needs: A member of a collaborative team (LSS and school team) to support targeted interventions 

Speech Language Pathologists have experience in:  

• Inclusive practices, focusing on the least restrictive approaches in the student's learning environment. 

• Student-specific interventions. 

• Adult learning and professional development for universal strategies (caseload and school needs permitting)