Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rob Delaney used Makaton when he read the CBeebies bed time story last week [Photo: Getty] Actor Rob Delaney has won praise by ...

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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 ...

Makaton is designed to support spoken language – the signs are used in spoken word order to help children and adults to communicate. Using signs can be useful for children who have no speech (because ...

Tasha Allen has finally been able to communicate with 15-year-old TJ after mastering Makaton, a form of language which uses signs, symbols and speech. Tasha, 33, has shared her journey of learning ...

London-based brand consultancy MultiAdaptor has rebranded The Makaton Charity as Makaton, creating a new visual identity for the speech and sign language programme. The consultancy was briefed by the ...

A woman with Down's syndrome who teaches Makaton has said it feels amazing to go back to her old school as a teacher. Eve McIvor, 24, teaches Year 8 pupils at St Mary's in Londonderry. Makaton is a ...

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 ...