Makaton is used by people with all sorts of communication difficulties - not just those with learning difficulties but also many with an "acquired" communication difficulty arising from a stroke or a tracheotomy, for example.

Yes, but it is very hard work. You should start as young as possible and you will need to sign for a long time before the child will begin to sign back, also their signs may not be very clear in the beginning. Make your own signs precisely so that he has a good model to copy but do not attempt to refine his signs as it may discourage him from using them.

There are a number of causes of learning difficulties for children/teens today. For some children it is an inability to integrate the sensory information which is coming into their brain. For others it is due to toxins which may have created neurological processing issues. For others they may have experienced some kind of head or physical trauma which damaged the brain or restricted movements during key developmental stages.

Teaching staff are available to assist those students who have learning difficulties or who need support because English is not their first language. Such support may be given within the mainstream lesson, or by withdrawing students to help them in a particular area of their work.

Heredity does play a role, but it is minor. It is generally believed that between 40% and 70% of our mental abilities are learned, not inherited. Therefore, we can accomplish far more if we stop blaming the problems on genes, which we can't change, and start enhancing the skills that are learned and can be changed.

When difficulties are detected, a Computerized (reading) Placement Appraisal is done. The CPA will determine the most appropriate level of reading instructional content for the student.

The definition of learning disabilities varies and may include not only reading disabilities and dyslexia, but also problems with spoken language, writing, or reasoning ability.

Yes. WinDi provides reliable tools that can be used when learning a foreign language. The conjugation tool and the dictionaries are obvious helps, but the WinDi Direct Translation (WDT) module is extremely interesting for creating sentences, comparing the structures of different languages, and seeing what happens to the sentences, etc. It is much more 'lively' than a grammar book, and it allows the students to study particular grammatical rules, just by 'testing' them in real time!

The copyright on Makaton resources allows them to be used for the benefit of those who need Makaton, while enabling The Makaton Charity to continue to develop the vocabulary. The Makaton Charity is a relatively small charity with limited means. The income generated by the charity derives from the licensing and use of the Makaton name and vocabulary.

SIT is a proven, one-time, permanent solution to correct learning disabilities. It strengthens the areas of reading, spelling, concentration, organizational deficits, short and long term memory, sequencing, auditory and visual (sensory) processing and motor skills. It works with ADD, ADHD, Autism, Asbergers, distractibility, dygraphia, auditory and visual processing deficits and is excellent for ESL, reading, spelling and writing improvement. It is NOT simply a tutorial or reading program.

A student with a learning difficulty (in particular, in literacy or numeracy) must have access to all learning areas and achievement will be reported using the standard primary or secondary report format comparing achievements with those of his/her age cohort at the school.

Master's is a school that is designed to challenge students to exceed standards. All the resources in the school are in place to help us achieve that goal. Students who require more specialized or modified programs may not be accommodated. Students already on a specialized learning program in another school, may not be accepted.

Please be aware that the park is formed on an historic hillside in long established woodland that follows the contours of the land and is not level. There are natural paths through the woodland that are un-surfaced and uneven. Also the majority of our lodges have steps up to entrance doors. For these reasons people with mobility difficulties may not be able to enjoy all the facilities that the park offers.

The LMS gives your company full control over the online course used by your company. It helps you plan, organize, deliver, track and manage the online learning process.

The Makaton resource vocabulary comprises over 7,000 concepts in symbols and signs that can be added as required to the core vocabulary. There are also a variety of resources to help you use Makaton with early years, children, teenagers, and adults:

The Makaton Charity effectively operates as a cottage industry on a very tight budget. Costs of resources and training reflect the quality of the research and design that goes into them. We plough back into the charity all the income from sales of our resources and training after essential expenses have been deducted.

The Makaton Charity has an updated list of research papers conducted during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as some of the papers themselves. If you would like to publish your paper on this website, please get in touch. The Makaton Charity, 31 Firwood Drive, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3QD, UK - tel/fax 01276 61390 - email info@makaton.org

There is no way of knowing for sure when a child is very young if he/she will have learning difficulties later one. Depending on the type of language issues the child has and his/her age, there is frequently a correlation between expressive and receptive language difficulties and later difficulties in school with reading, writing, comprehending classroom content material, focus and attention. However, each case is individual and generalizations are not necessarily useful.

If the child is a mature six' year old or over this age (including adults), it is very possible that vision therapy exercises will help where any visual problems such as poor tracking, reduced accommodation, low or excessive convergence, reduced fusional reserves are possible contributory factors to their difficulties.

Education Queensland has an expectation that all students will have the opportunity to access the Curriculum Framework developed and implemented by their school. Although formal reporting on student achievement using a five point scale must occur twice a year, there is an expectation that teachers use a range of other strategies throughout the year to provide parents with ongoing feedback on student progress.