Childminders / Children's Centre Workers / Early Years Practitioners / Health Support Workers / Health Visitors / Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) / SENCO / Teachers / Teaching Assistants
Course Types
Course / Online
Course Description
Aimed at all professionals / parent / carers working with children in the private, voluntary and maintained sectors. Family workers and health professionals.
This two hour session will look at signs from Makaton Core Vocabulary and functional vocabulary for early years.
Participants will be emailed signs delivered after course.
Led by Makaton Regional Tutors
Course Objectives
The course aims to:
- provide functional vocabulary to support children’s communication; - raise awareness of ways in which we communicate; - support practitioners in their accuracy and delivery of Makaton signs; - use Makaton signs in sentences, practice signing conversations, support recall and recognition of vocabulary;
Need for Course
Course Subject Area
Early Years Foundation Stage / Special Educational Needs / Speech and Language
Course closed to new requests | 
