The signs used in Makaton have been designed to emulate those used in British Sign Language (BSL). However, in contrast to BSL, Makaton is always used in conjunction with speech.

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 ...

Different to British Sign Language (BSL), Makaton is a language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. It is used in the CBeebies show, Something Special.

Olly Murs has faced backlash from the deaf community after posting a video claiming to use British Sign Language when he was actually using Makaton, which deaf people don't use ...

Makaton shares similarities with British Sign Language, pictured. Picture: Getty Images (Image: Archant) Parents of small children may already be familiar with Makaton through CBeebies ...

The signs used in Makaton are from British Sign Language (BSL), the language of the deaf community in Britain. Signs are used with speech to provide extra clues about what someone is saying.

Makaton is different to British Sign Language (BSL) because it only has individual signs for words, whereas BSL has its own grammar and word order, and is a recognised language.

Strictly star Emma Barton was seen using Makaton sign language to say thank you to her fans as she discovered she had made it through to next week. The 42-year-old actress looked utterly delighted ...

Cornwall Airport Newquay has trained 75 members of staff to sign using Makaton language, a system which uses signs and symbols alongside spoken word to help children and adults who have additional ...

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 ...

Using Makaton in France to communicate during lunch time (Picture: Getty) Autism Spectrum Disorder encompasses a wide range of disabilities. Some who have non-verbal autism, or generally struggle ...