Practice & refreshers

As part of your Makaton Tutor CPD you should be regularly practising your recall of signs, your accuracy, and your technique. A wide range of resources are available in the Makaton Library to help you with this.

 

The resources include:

  • Tips for tutor signing practice
  • Developing your signing skills 1, 2 & 3
  • Finger spelling chart (right handed)
  • Finger spelling chart (left handed)
  • Clarification of Core Vocabulary signs
  • Hand shapes for signing practice
  • Guidelines for the use of one-handed signing
  • Teaching the signs for 'Please' and 'Thank You'
  • Cultural awareness when using Makaton symbols and signs
  • Makaton symbols for wayfinding and signage

The following resources show topic-specific signs that are not in the published resources:

  • Core vocabulary: additional concepts
  • Food and drink: fruit and vegetables
  • People: Public Services
  • PSHE: Clothing
  • PSHE: Personal hygiene and appearance