Makaton is the sign and symbol language used in Something Special. The aim of Makaton is to help people communicate through speech, so when someone is able to say the correct words, they’re ...

Makaton is the sign and symbol language used in the CBeebies show, Something Special.Makaton is designed to support spoken language – signs are used with speech, in spoken word order to help ...

The signs used in Makaton have been designed to emulate those used in British Sign Language (BSL). However, in contrast to BSL, Makaton is always used in conjunction with speech.

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The signs used in Makaton are from British Sign Language (BSL), the language of the deaf community in Britain. Signs are used with speech to provide extra clues about what someone is saying.

Makaton is different to British Sign Language in that although it uses some BSL signs only key words are signed and people always speak at the same time, said Non. That has helped Luc pick up some ...

Makaton shares similarities with British Sign Language, pictured. Picture: Getty Images (Image: Archant) Parents of small children may already be familiar with Makaton through CBeebies ...

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Difference between BSL and Makaton as Olly Murs slammed over incorrect signing. Olly Murs has faced backlash from the deaf community after posting a video claiming to use British Sign Language ...