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Chatterbugs frequently asked questions
Published in Andrea Richards, The Chatterbugs Manual, 2018
Answer: In the context of Chatterbugs, Signing is used to cover Makaton, Signalong, Paget Gorman or any other signing system that may be in use at Nursery/School. Signing is a way of using gesture to support and enhance your spoken message. It is not essential but it is a highly desirable element of any communication programme. If you can attend some Signing training so that you can use it in your interactions with the children, it will be beneficial. It will help you to slow down your pace of delivery, keep your language simple, give the children additional time to process your message, and also give them a visual cue to support their understanding. If your setting decides to access Chatterbugs training, all the Signs that you need for the programme will be taught to you. What happens if the children take a long time to settle and we don’t have time for all the activities?
Using key-word signing to support learners in South African schools: a study of teachers’ perceptions
Published in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Linguistic systems are generative (i.e., rule-governed to create unlimited messages) and include sign language and alphabet-based signs such as fingerspelling. In South Africa, South African Sign Language (SASL) is used. SASL is a fully-fledged language with its own expressive ability and grammar rules and syntax, similar to American Sign language (ASL) and British Sign language (BSL) (Bornman & Tönsing, 2017). Globally, other sign systems include Manually Coded English (MCE) and key-word-signing (KWS) (e.g., SignAlong; Rombouts et al. (2017a). Makaton is another popular system for learners with intellectual disabilities which was developed in the United Kingdom (Murray & Goldbart, 2009) that has also been implemented in over 40 countries, including South Africa (Sheehy & Budiyanto, 2014).