Speech and Language Support

Norwin School District’s Speech & Language Support Program offers students in grades K-12 with therapeutic services related to specific areas of communicative need. Five nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are readily available to collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, including, but not limited to, general education teachers, special educators, and families, in order to optimize student learning through the use of evidence-based practices. If a student’s classroom performance is adversely impacted by one or more of the following areas, they may be eligible to receive functional intervention and/or collaborative services:

Articulation: the production of speech sounds.
Auditory Processing: reduced ability to discriminate, recognize or comprehend complex sounds, despite the presence of normal hearing.
Fluency or Stuttering: an interruption of the flow of speech.
Language: the use or interpretation of the symbols of speech (vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, etc.).
Social Language or Pragmatics: difficulty using language to communicate in social settings (turn taking, eye contact, interpreting emotions).
Voice: a problem with the quality of voice (raspiness, breathiness, excessive or diminished loudness).

How is my child placed into the Speech & Language Support Program?

The Speech Language Pathologist conducts an informal observation of the child. If a communication need is identified, parental permission is obtained and further testing is completed. Placement in the Speech & Language Support Program is based on the results of this evaluation.

Upon qualification for enrollment in the Speech & Language Support Program, an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is developed by the Speech Language Pathologist. The IEP addresses specific areas of need via measurable annual goals.

When will my child exit the program?

Dismissal from the Speech & Language Support Program can occur whenever remediation is no longer necessary and the therapist, classroom teacher, and parent agree to dismissal.

Speech-Language Pathologists

(Click on the name of an SLP below for additional information).

Shawn Busche, M.S., CCC-SLP

[email protected]

Stewartsville Elementary School

Sheridan Terrace Elementary School

724-861-3030 ext. 6337

Blake Ebbitt, M.A., CCC-SLP

[email protected]

Sunset Valley Elementary School

Norwin Middle School

724-861-3035 ext. 6403