OHbaby! Forums : Makaton - anybody using this https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:32:10 +0000 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:21:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=30394 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Makaton - anybody using this : Hiya, *lurking* but wanted to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=1012363&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#1012363 Author: MB1970
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Posted: 30 April 2010 at 10:21pm

Hiya,
*lurking* but wanted to say check out http://www.makaton.org.nz/
You can also order the "dictionaries"/handbooks directly from them so you can learn a few of the signs easily.
Cheers
MB]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:21:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=1012363&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#1012363 <![CDATA[Makaton - anybody using this : james was the same he sung twikle...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=865997&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#865997 Author: james
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Posted: 10 December 2009 at 6:30am

james was the same he sung twikle twikle little star at 1 year then nothing but the sign is worked soo well for him i relly hope it works for u big hugs ]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:30:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=865997&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#865997 <![CDATA[Makaton - anybody using this : Thanks for the info it sounds...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=865735&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#865735 Author: Joelle
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Posted: 09 December 2009 at 7:57pm

Thanks for the info it sounds great.

I was starting to use baby sign but said to the SLT that it was probably better that I start with Makaton and then we keep it to one sign language - I haven't been given any info yet so hopefully next week at our next appointment.

Kaiha started saying mama at 6months but then for months on end nothing - then for a couple of days mama - then nothing again even his babbling went downhill. I haven't heard him say mama now for 2months and he doesn' use any other words at all although he has become more verbal. So hopefully Makaton will help ]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:57:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=865735&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#865735 <![CDATA[Makaton - anybody using this : james has been doing this since...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=865118&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#865118 Author: james
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Posted: 09 December 2009 at 12:00pm

james has been doing this since he was two its great and his teacher is just lovey his talking has exploded from 20 words at 2 years old to over 200 words and almost 5 it relly help james just as a side not ella his teacher taught us a xmas song in sign last year james coulnt sing aword now he can almost sing it word for word aww i am soo pround of him good lock on your jounry its hard so if you need a ear ]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=865118&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#865118 <![CDATA[Makaton - anybody using this : I used to work in a kindergartern...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=864879&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#864879 Author: sarahm
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Posted: 09 December 2009 at 8:12am

I used to work in a kindergartern where we had a little boy with downs syndrome who attended.  His parents and SLT used it with him, so we as staff did a course so we could use it too.  It was great and a very easy system to use.  The other children in the centre even picked up some of the signs and would use them too (we had a lot of children who had english as a second language)

What was great about it was that he was encourgaed to try and use words as well as signs to communicate with us, slowly over time he was using less signs and more words which was a great achievement to see.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:12:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=864879&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#864879 <![CDATA[Makaton - anybody using this : Hi, my little one is starting...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=864865&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#864865 Author: Joelle
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Posted: 09 December 2009 at 7:52am

Hi, my little one is starting with a speech language therapist and I was wondering if anybody had anything on Makaton or uses it?]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:52:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30394&PID=864865&title=makaton-anybody-using-this#864865