Speech Language Pathology

DISTRICT SPEACH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

Madison Early Childhood
Kara Bodine
kbodine@elmhurst205.org

Denise Byrne
dbyrne@elmhurst205.org

Erin Ward
eward@elmhurst205.org

Doreen Comings
dcomings@elmhurst205.org

Donna Jeziorczak
djeziorczak@elmhurst205.org

Anna Robins
arobins@elmhurst205.org


Conrad Fischer Elementary School
Janet Dudzinski
jdudzinski@elmhurst205.org

Dalila Lopez
dlopez@elmhurst205.org


Edison Elementary School 
Meagan Farazi
mfarazi@elmhurst205.org

Carrie Ward
caward@elmhurst205.org


Emerson Elementary School
Catherine Hamby
chamby@elmhurst205.org

Ada Sorensen
psorensen@elmhurst205.org


Field Elementary School
Amber Woods
amberwoods@elmhurst205.org


Hawthorne Elementary School
Alyssa Deflorio
adeflorio@elmhurst205.org

Julia Nader
jnader@elmhurst205.org


Jackson Elementary School
Kelly Callaghan
kcallaghan@elmhurst205.org

Jaclyn Messina
jmessina@elmhurst205.org


Jefferson Elementary School
Caitlin Diedrich
cdiedrich@elmhurst205.org

Kristin Ogle
kogle@elmhurst205.org


Lincoln Elementary School
Colleen Frost
cfrost@elmhurst205.org

Maureen Wangler
mwangler@elmhurst205.org


Bryan Middle School
Cristina Spencer
cspencer@elmhurst205.org

Alice Townsend
atownsend@elmhurst205.org


Churchville Middle School
Kristin Ogle 
kogle@elmhurst205.org


Sandburg Middle School
Nicole Dagres
ndagres@elmhurst205.org

Danielle Schneider
dschneider@elmhurst205.org


York High School / Transition Center
Bridgett Platz
bplatz@elmhurst205.org

Kristen Waszkowski
kwaszkowski@elmhurst205.org


Bridges Transition Center
Alice Townsend
atownsend@elmhurst205.org


District
Dalila Lopez
dlopez@elmhurst205.org

Kristin Ogle
kogle@elmhurst205.org

Alice Townsend
atownsend@elmhurst205.org

Colleen Frost
cfrost@elmhurst205.org

ARTICULATION:

One of the more familiar areas of speech and languate, articulation focuses on the production of speech shounds.  Phonoloty, a subset of this area, looks at the production of speech sounds through the use of speech patterns and addresses therapy from that perspective rather than by single sound error.  By age 8, it is expected that a child should have mastered all speech sounds.

FLUENCY:

An area of speech that specifically targets disfluent speech or stuttering.  A person who stutters has speech that is characterized by frequent repititions of sounds, words, or phrases and possibly marked physical associations during attempts to speak fluently.  Therapy focuses on remediating actual stuttering moments or on fluency techniques that aid in an overall approach to speaking.

VOICE:

Voice is an area of speech that specifically targets voice quality, pitch, and volume. Vocal nodules are a common cause of voice problems like hoarseness or breathy voice. Abuse of the vocal folds caused by poor breath support, yelling, exposure to smoky places, frequent alcohol use, and lack of consistent hydration is a common cause of vocal nodules. Teachers frequently suffer from vocal nodules because of the amount of talking they do throughout the day.

EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE

An area that focuses on a child's ability to communicate ideas verbally.  It covers the areas of vocabulary, grammar (syntax), explaining word relationships, and answering questions.  Expressive language has to do with what the student says, his or her output.

RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE

Receptive language therapy focuses on a child's ability to understand information coming in to him or her. It covers the areas of understanding vocabulary, understanding sentence structure; understanding word relationships; following directions; understanding basic concepts, and processing auditory language.

PRAGMATIC LANGUAGE

An area of language that specifically targets a child's social language; a child's ability to participate in conversational turn taking, read nonverbal cues, use appropriate tone and language for his or her peer group, respond appropriately to requests for clarification, request clarification from others when necessary, and understand humor among other skills. Many students with autism have deficits in the area of pragmatic language.