Parent courses

 

Auckland Down Syndrome Association is facilitating an “Introduction to Makaton” workshop in April (April 14 and 21) and a “Makaton Beginners Workshop” following on from that in May (May 5 and 12) for Primary Carers (family and interactors who have frequent contact with children and adults with communication problems).

Workshops include information about:

• The design of the Makaton Vocabulary.

• The types of signs and symbols used with speech with the Makaton Programme.

• Guidelines on ways to select vocabulary to teach and implement across differing environments.

• Practical session where signs/symbols from stages 1-4, and additional vocabulary are taught thoroughly.

• Demonstrations of ways to develop effective signing techniques.

• Procedures relating to the use of the Makaton Resource Vocabulary.

• Research on Makaton.

• Symbols design themes.

Cost: $100 per person/family for two day workshop. So if you want to attend both the “Introduction to Makaton”
and the “Makaton Beginners Workshop” that would be $200.

It is recommended that course participants attend both days as they are designed to complement each other.

Please make cheques payable to: Makaton New Zealand/Aotearoa.

The workshops will be held in the Parent and Family Resource Centre, corner of Spring and Princes Streets in Onehunga.

To book a place, please contact Christel van Baalen, 6360351,

or clo@adsa.org.nz to book.