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Play with a purpose

Writer's picture: Meryl ChinmanMeryl Chinman

When someone hears I am a Speech Therapist they often say, “So you play with children all day!”

It may just look like I’m playing but I’m using play-based therapy.

The word “play” means enjoyable activities and therefore “play-based” means enjoyable activities to target a child’s speech and language therapy goals.








Play-based therapy is beneficial because it helps your child:

Develop Language.

Cooperative play enhances communication and allows your child to practice language skills they have learnt and to build on their expanding vocabulary.

Refine their Articulation

Interacting allows speech articulation practice and refines their sounds through listening to me speak.


Improve Cognitive Abilities.

This improves the child’s thinking and planning skills, as they often take the lead without straying from the overall goals

Build Positive Adult-Child Interactions.

This avoids the terms “say this.” “do that,” which makes therapy seem more like play then work.

Improve Participation.

This is because therapy is perceived as fun and the child’s interests are incorporated.

When play-based therapy is performed correctly it can facilitate associations with real life and create lasting learning needed to develop speech, language and social skills.




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