Sensory and Movement Ideas for Better Participation and Behavior

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Carrie Clark 0:04

Little Alex comes into your therapy space like a Tasmanian devil. He hasn't stopped moving since he stepped foot in the door, and he's touched everything in reach. In fact, half of your stuff is already on the floor. What's a therapist to do? Never fear, my friends. I am Keri Clark, speech-language pathologist, and in this episode of the Speech and Language Kids podcast, I'm going to show you how to incorporate sensory and movement into your speech and language therapy sessions, for better behavior and better participation. So welcome to the podcast. If you're new to me, welcome to you. I am actually live inside the hub right now as I record this. So I have a couple of people in here with me. Hello to Julie and Anissa.

Carrie Clark 0:50

And you guys can pop into the chat and ask questions as we go along. So that'll be really fun. But I wanted to start with a few announcements and then we will move into our subject today, which is all about sensory and movement ideas for behavior, which I think is so timely because I've actually had two different messages today inside the hub from people asking me about how to help these children who are having these behavior problems because they are not able to sit down and focus. Hey, Anissa. So I think this is a great topic to be covering today. So hopefully this is helpful to you. But before we get started, I did want to do a quick giveaway. Every once in a while on the podcast recordings, I do a giveaway for somebody who is with me live inside the Hub.

Carrie Clark 1:38

And if you would like to participate in our live recordings in the future, you can go to hub.speechandlanguagekids.com. We do have a free membership version that you can get that does include the podcast recording, so you can get on here as well. But for today, we're going to do one giveaway for somebody who's in here with me live. And it's going to be one grade level of the core language program, which is our 16 week oral language intervention. So you guys will get whoever wins will get one grade level for free. All right. So we're going to do a random generator one to three. Let's go. All right, it is number one. So that is Anissa. Welcome, Anissa. You get the giveaway for one grade level of the core language program.

Carrie Clark 2:26

Anissa, I'm going to write your name down and then you can, we'll email you after the podcast and get you all set up for that. So congratulations, Anissa. And like I said, if you guys want to participate in those giveaways in the future, hop on over into the hub. at hub.speechandlanguagekids.com, and you'll be able to participate in those. Hey, guys, welcome. We've got a bunch of people popping in. All right, awesome. Okay, the other announcement that I want to tell you before we jump into sensory and movement is a new tool that I just released inside the hub. And if you are in here with me live, you probably are here because you've got that email saying that it's there. So hopefully some of you got to try it out.

Carrie Clark 3:11

But I just created a new tool and put it inside the hub that is a social scenario generator. And so it is AI powered and all you have to do is enter what social skill you're working on, the age of the child or the individual, and then the setting of the scenario if you want, so like school or home. And then it will generate for you a quick little social scenario with a question, what should you do to navigate this social situation? And then some possible suggestions of things you could say or do in that scenario. And every time you hit submit, it comes up with a new one. And so it's an endless, it's an infinite material generator. And I'm super excited. It's still in testing. So if you get in there and it's kind of wonky, let me know because we are still developing it and still working on it to make sure it does the things that we want it to do.

Carrie Clark 4:04

But that is now available inside the hub for our full paid membership. So if you have that full membership, you can pop in there and try that out and then let us know so that we can figure out how to tweak it and make it great because we're Once we get this one going, I have so many other ideas of like word list generators, passage generators, narrative generators, all these things, image generators, all these things where you can just have a quick thing that you can use in therapy to practice a very specific skill.

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Sensory and Movement Ideas for Better Participation and BehaviorLittle Alex comes into your therapy space like a Tasmanian Devil! He hasn’t stopped moving since he stepped foot in the door and he’s touched everything in reach. In fact, half of your stuff is already on the floor. 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. Listen to the Podcast Here You can listen to the full podcast episode below: How to Tell when a Child is Sensory Seeking So many of our clients just seem…off. Dysregulated. And often that’s because their little bodies are just not getting the input that they need. When we see children doing things with their bodies that are outside the “expected” behaviors, we have found our first cue that they need something different. And if we observe and pay attention to their bodies, we can usually tell what it is. How to Tell when a Child is Sensory Avoiding Just as our students are sometime seeking sensory input…. ….they may also be trying to avoid a sensory input. Maybe they cover their ears or eyes. Maybe they spit out a certain food or refuse to try it. Maybe they pull away from our touch or have trouble wearing certain types of clothing. The Different Sensory Input Systems When trying to identify what sensory input a child is craving, we can consider these different sensory systems: Visual: A child who is seeking visual input may enjoy staring at things that are spinning, flashing, sparkling, etc. They may watch things out of the corner of their eye. Or they may close their eyes to them all together if they are avoiding a visual input. Auditory: Our auditory seekers may enjoy making certain noises or they may be drawn toward sources of sound. Our avoiders may cover their ears or scream to cover up a sound they don’t like. Smell/Taste: Seekers may smell or taste things that you wouldn’t expect. Avoiders may refuse to eat certain things or may gag uncontrollably. Touch: Those seeking a touch input may enjoy rubbing or feeling certain textures or fabrics. They may need something in their hands like a fidget. Our avoiders may refuse certain touches, whether from other people or from objects like clothing, seatbelts, chairs, etc. Vestibular: Our vestibular systems help us regulate our balance and movement. Children who are seeking this input may love jumping, spinning, swinging, crashing, falling, and going upside down. Alternatively, a child who is avoiding these things may become very agitated when they are not firmly attached to solid ground, such as when on a swing, in a car, or standing on something tall. Proprioceptive: This system tells our body where we are in space. It tells us that our arms are out to the side or that our legs are curled up underneath us. If a child has low awareness of their body, they may feel better when they get heavy pressure against their bodies, as it helps them feel their body better. Our seekers may bump or crash into people or objects excessively. They may love deep pressure, hugs, squeezes, or tight clothes. They may sleep nestled in between a billion stuffed animals and toys on their beds. Avoiders will react negatively to touch and pressure. How to Incorporate Sensory and Movement into Therapy: If we can tell what type of input a child needs, we can provide that at the beginning of our session or during our sessions to help them stay engaged with our learning. But even if we’re not sure what type they need, we can still try different activities to see which ones help! Some children will become overstimulated by an activity. Others will calm down by it. Trial and error is key here! Sensory and Movement Activity 1: Heavy Work Any activity that requires the child to use their muscles can be effective at helping them focus! Consider jobs that require strength, such as carrying, pushing, stacking, lifting, etc. If they feel like they are helping, they are more likely to do it than if they feel like it’s a meaningless task. Ideas: Carry the materials (something heavy) to the speech room Push a box/laundry basket down the hall to take it to the office (while you practice their speech skill) Taking down and stacking chairs Rearranging furniture Wiping down tables or dry erase boards Punching paper with a 3-hole punch Sharpening pencils Sensory and Movement Activity 2: Playground or Gym Therapy on the playground or gym is my favorite! Allow the students to free play as long as they agree to work with you while they do it! Follow them around and find ways to work their speech into the play. Or have them freeze and do a certain number of reps to unfreeze. Draw things in sidewalk chalk to help them practice their skill. Sensory and Movement Activity 3: Fine Motor/Sensory Play Slime. Putty. Playdough. A bin full of dried rice and beans. There are so many things that kids can stick their hands into that will light up a totally different part of their brains! Sensory and Movement Activity 4: Alternative Seating Find different ways for kids to sit (or stand) to make drill and practice more appealing: Wiggle seats Wobble stools Balance boards Exercise ball Beanbag chair Swing/Hammock Hanging Sensory and Movement Activity 5: Two-Person Movement Activities If you can figure out what type of input a child needs, you can find ways to give them even more of that input in a way that they would need your help for. If they like swinging, push them on the swing to go higher! If they like bouncing, sit on an exercise ball with them on your lap and bounce HIGH! If they like spinning, spin them in an office chair. Once they know you can get them what they need, they’ll be more willing to communicate with you to get it or work to get more. Free Sensory Resources! We have free sensory resources inside The Hub! Here are a few of our favorites for sensory-seekers or avoiders: Reinforcer Idea Cheat Sheet: Ideas for Sensory Activities to use as Reinforcement Behavior Analysis Tracking Sheet Stimming Analysis Workbook Ideas for Making Drill and Practice more Fun Click Here to Grab a Freebies Membership to Access These Resources! The post Sensory and Movement Ideas for Better Participation and Behavior appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

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