BTEC HEALTH SOCIAL MAKATON COMMUNICATION PRESENTATION ABBEY HEENA

BTEC HEALTH & SOCIAL: MAKATON COMMUNICATION PRESENTATION ABBEY, HEENA AND CARYS

WHAT IS MAKATON • MAKATON IS A UNIQUE LANGUAGE PROGRAMME WHICH USES SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND SPEECH TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS.

HOW DOES MAKATON DIFFER FROM BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE? • MAKATON IS DESIGNED TO BE USED TO SUPPORT SPOKEN LANGUAGE, FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING OR COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES. WHEREAS, BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE IS A LANGUAGE WITH ITS OWN STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR AND USES HAND SIGNS, BODY LANGUAGE, FACIAL EXPRESSION AND LIP PATTERNS

SERVICE USERS • LETS TALK MAKATON; A COMPANY THAT TEACHES BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO COMMUNICATE FOR EXAMPLE ON CBEEBIES MR TUMBLE. • HTTPS: //WWW. GOOGLE. CO. UK/URL? SA=T&RCT=J&Q=&ESRC=S&SOURCE=WEB&CD=1&CAD=RJA&UACT=8&VED=2 AHUKEWJ 2 QDYH 9 -ZDAHVJKCAKHVCBCFUQYCKWAHOECAQQBA&URL=HTTPS%3 A%2 F%2 FWWW. YOUTUBE. COM%2 FWATCH%3 FV%3 DIYIDG 6 M 4 GA 0&USG=AOVVAW 2 WKFR 4 MF 23 MGGIK-0 CBSLY • NHS • TEACHING IN CORNWALL

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES • SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE • NOT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND MAKATON • THE SIGNS USED REMAIN THE SAME IRRESPECTIVE OF THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN, THIS IS USEFUL WHERE ENGLISH NOT THE FIRST LANGUAGE. • HARD TO TEACH • MAKATON REQUIRES THE COMMUNICATION PARTNER TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNS