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 ...

Justin Fletcher is the Justin Bieber of pre-school. In fact, the Mr Tumble actor arrived in the north west in the early hours of the morning after attending the star-studded Shaun the Sheep movie ...

Canterbury is hoping to become the first city in the UK to adopt a system of communication used by celebrities like CBeebies star Mr Tumble to help those with language and learning disabilities. Using ...

Teach your child to communicate their needs using this system of signs and symbols as used by Mr Tumble on Something Special Makaton is the sign and symbol language used in the CBeebies show, ...

A language system made famous by children's TV presenter Mr Tumble has helped a six-year-old boy to communicate for the first time. Alex, from north Wales, is autistic, and does not speak. But Makaton ...

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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 ...

Mr Tumble and Justin Fletcher have welcomed new friends to Something Special as he steps back from the landmark CBeebies show. Maddie Moate and Ben Cajee, and special guest George Webster, will be ...