Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Peterborough Telegraph, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Makaton is a unique language programme ...

Nineteen popular childrens nursery rhymes signed sung and spoken by Dave Benson Phillips of BBC Playdays fame Funded by a grand from the BBC Children in Need Appeal 199091 and originally release on ...

Broadway Nursery has become the first in Peterborough to gain the silver Makaton Friendly status recognising its efforts to increase communication skills with its young pupils. Did you know with an ad ...

Tasha said learning the language programme Makaton enabled her to communicate with her son TJ "Since we've been able to communicate, our bond has become so much stronger," says mum Tasha of her son TJ ...

Actor Rob Delaney has won praise by delivery a story on CBeebies’ ‘Bedtime Stories’ using Makaton, a version of sign language he used to communicate with his son Henry. The ‘Catastrophe’ actor was ...

Makaton signing is fun for all the children at Frant Nursery School in Frant, East Sussex, where the group includes two four-year-olds who have severe delays in speech development and mobility. Tracey ...

Makaton is a language programme that uses signs, symbols, facial expressions and speech. It’s often used by those who have difficulties communicating verbally, including many under-fives. For ...

Using Makaton in France to communicate during lunch time (Picture: Getty) Autism Spectrum Disorder encompasses a wide range of disabilities. Some who have non-verbal autism, or generally struggle to ...

When I mention Makaton signing, I'm often met with blank looks. But when I say, "You know, Mr Tumble?" Well, now you're talking. Or not talking, as the case would be. I realised my child wasn't ...

Simone and her partner Ryan have a 2-year-old son called Dantae, who has Down syndrome and sickle cell anaemia. Well, Dantae… he’s so cheeky, he’s very active and he loves music. He likes all kinds of ...