Family Learning - Makaton Signing for Babies and Families - St John's Church Hall

St John's Church Hall, Hucknall

Date	19 April - 24 May 2023
Sessions	Wednesdays: 10:30am - 11:30am
No. sessions	6
Venue	St John's Church Hall, Hucknall View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 16
Cost	FREE - £18

About this course

Makaton Signing for Babies and Families (MSBF) is for parents, family members or carers who would like to sign with babies and children in their care and have no previous experience of Makaton. These sessions are designed for you and your child to have fun and learn together.

The course is a fun and easy way to learn to sign with your baby. Signing while speaking has been shown to encourage the development of communication and language skills. It can help reduce frustrations and help you to understand your baby’s needs and wants.

Makaton Signing for Babies is provided as a series of sessions for you and your baby. Together you will learn up to 100 signs and have fun practising them in songs, games and activities.

Why not have a go and enjoy the benefits of signing with your baby.

Content

Flexible, fun sessions
Training designed to encourage development of communication and language skills
Learn 100 signs (and symbols) specifically selected for use with babies/toddlers
Use signs and symbols in songs, games and activities

What will be covered on the course?

You will learn approximately 100 signs and symbols using songs, games and activities.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

How to use Makaton to encourage the development of communication and language skills in babies and toddlers.

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

Nothing.

What resources/course materials do learners need to bring for the course?

A blanket/mat to sit on
A small selection of props (such as small toys, a soft ball, some bubbles to blow).
The tutor will be in touch with you before the course starts to advise you.
Drink and snack for baby and self
Week 4 – Copy of Dear Zoo (if possible)
Week 5 – Copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar (if possible)
Learners will be provided (FOC) with the ‘Makaton Signing for Babies Pocket Book of Signs and Symbols’ which is sent out after successful completion of week 2 of the course.

Suggested Reading for the course - Books that we use for signing are:

Dear Zoo – Rod Campbell (week 4)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle (week 5)
Title:  All around me : a first book of childhood. Author:  Hughes, Shirley, 1927-
Title:  My first Makaton symbols and signs book. Author:  Pollard, Tom.

Website of the Makaton Charity: Makaton.org

8 adult places and 8 child places

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: