Sensory Speech Therapy Play

Sensory play is an underutilized activity in speech therapy to stimulate language, social skills, life skills, and fine motor! What's a therapist to do? Never fear, my friends! I'm speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark and in this episode of The Speech and Language Kids Podcast, I'm going to show you how to use incorporate sensory and movement into your speech/language therapy sessions for better participation and behavior. Sensory play can support motor development, attention, problem-solving, and especially speech and language skills.

Most importantly, your child will be engaged in a fun activity while learning about the world around them, which is why at Kidsense Therapy Group, we love to include sensory play in our treatment sessions. Sensory play, a critical component of early childhood development, is increasingly recognized for its benefits in speech therapy. This multifaceted approach supports language acquisition, enhances cognitive development, and fosters social interaction in children.

Our Approach (methodology) Emerge is a neurodiversity-affirming clinic. We are play-based, child-led, and use a "sensory lense" to help guide treatment. Each of our locations offers a wide variety of sensory-rich environments.

Regardless of the type of therapy, our goal is to find fun and motivating ways to encourage each child. Why is sensory play important? Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain's pathways, which lead to the child's ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction.

How can we incorporate sensory play into speech therapy while also working to collect critical data and work on our students' targets? Read the SpeechTea blog now to learn! Sensory activities for toddlers are a multifaceted approach to incorporate child-led play with speech therapy. Exposing children to various experiences such as mixing clay and water, smelling essential oils, and building with sticks helps children construct new and creative ways to talk about the world around them.

Sensory play in speech therapy or at home can be new every time! Messy, fun, and full of language opportunities it's ideal for kids of all ages. In speech therapy targets like location words, action words, naming and more can be worked on in a fun new way that will keep the attention for longer than other activities. Sensory play is an underutilized activity in speech therapy - use sensory bins, sensory bottles, and more to stimulate language, social skills, and motor skills!

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