Hook, sign and linker
Author: Grace Windle & Jenny Henton
Magazine issue: Summer 08
Page numbers: E1-E3
Date: 31 May 2008
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Through their work as Sure Start speech and language therapists, Grace Windle and Jenny Henton were being approached more and more by parents asking them to provide baby signing courses. Recognising this as an opportunity to promote underlying principles of interaction, they decided to offer ‘Makaton Signing for Babies’. They were concerned that, if they didn’t, another provider would step in who may not offer the crucial complementary focus on early communication or diagnostic skills. Grace and Jenny describe how they publicised, organised and evaluated the impact of the group. They discuss what they have learnt as therapists from the experience that they will bring to future groups.
