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Makaton is a language programme that uses signs and symbols to help people to communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech, in spoken order. In ...

Actor Rob Delaney has won praise by delivery a story on CBeebies’ ‘Bedtime Stories’ using Makaton, a version of sign language he used to communicate with his son Henry. The ‘Catastrophe’ actor was ...

Teach your child to communicate their needs using signs and symbols from Makaton and BSL as used in Something Special and Magic Hands. According to research from The Communication Trust, it is ...

The Doris Duan-Young Autism Center (DDY) provides Makaton language programme The Doris Duan-Young Autism Center Supplied Communication is one of the most important ...

BEDALE is set to become only the second town in Britain to adopt a special sign language to help children and adults overcome communication problems. Bedale Town Councillors were asked to back the ...

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