Makaton

mumtolily

My 2 year old hardly talks she has been referred to have a hearing test. i want to start to use makaton. i looked on the makaton charity website. but i need help on what books would be best also where i can get some flashcards

paddyrg

http://www.makaton.org/shop/shopping/browseStore/Free-resources

might be a good start? Or maybe get started with Mr Tumble http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/something-special/

MadDogWoman_2

My DD was a late talker Mr Tumble was a lifesaver, we both learnt the basic signs together, it prevented a lot of frustration on both sides.

There was no hearing issues she was just busy learning other stuff, so she had to attempt the word along with the sign.

Learning it gave her a head start at playgroup and school as one of her friends communicates using Makaton.

kingfisherblue

My son uses a mixture of speech, Makaton, and a communication app. Although he learned most at school, our local deafness centre offers free courses, which meant that we could learn too - siblings and grandparent as well as myself. The same centre also has a parent and child group, where they sing and play games. You can learn a lot of Makaton when using it for singing. Each year I teach my Rainbow and Brownie units a Christmas song or carol in Makaton and they love it.

whitewing

These DVDs are brilliant http://www.singinghands.co.uk/

The Christmas one is great; we've just got ours out for this year.