Signing can help empower children to express themselves and alleviate frustration. Makaton is the sign and symbol language used in Something Special. Makaton is designed to support spoken ...

You can learn more about Makaton at The Makaton Charity website. Other sign-supported language systems used by both adults and children include Signalong. Since joining mainstream education ...

Children’s television is never ... The charity adds Makaton and ‘baby signs’ are “not sign language” and “not languages at all”. Similarly, the Makaton charity stresses on its ...