Every Monday the Makaton Charity promotes a new sign of the week. This year they are choosing frequently used signs from their ‘core vocabulary’. The core vocabulary consists of 450 basic concepts that have been chosen because we are likely to use them most often.
If you are new to Makaton it’s a great way to learn some useful signs. The video resources on wetalkmakaton.org are great for use in classrooms to get everyone signing together.
It’s important for us to know how our signs look to the person we are communicating with and to check we are clear and accurate – if we ‘mumble’ our signs they are less effective. Try filming yourself or practising in the mirror.
I’ll be joining in by making a Sign of the Week video every week (with a little help from the kids) so watch this space.
Signing with Jenny 