or prefer not to sign. The use of Makaton signing is becoming more commonplace in pre-school and Early Years settings as a way of helping young children develop their communication skills.

Makaton is designed to support spoken language – the signs are used in spoken word order to help children and adults to communicate. Using signs can be useful for children who have no speech ...

Participants will learn signs and symbols from stages 1-4 and the additional stage of the Makaton Core Vocabulary. Students will receive manuals containing the lecture content to use as a reference ...

schools and nurseries using Makaton, Signalong and so-called ‘Baby Signs’ with their children give the misleading impression that they are teaching these children something useful, a skill for ...