Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001434.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000234.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000834.jpg

Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000001.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000474.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001074.jpgI was 9 years old when a new foster child joined our family. Ellie couldn’t speak, she used hand gestures to communicate. Apparently, she was using Makaton, but I didn’t understand what that meant. Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000654.jpg

Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001134.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_002214.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000534.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_002274.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_002334.jpgMakaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_002034.jpg For about a year, I signed along to Disney and pop songs that my foster siblings listened to. They loved watching and joining in, so I eventually made videos and uploaded them onto YouTube to share with their friends.

Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000114.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000414.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000354.jpgTen years later, Mum found a Makaton Foundation Workshop, where we learnt so much. I hadn’t realised how important Makaton was. This wasn’t just a few gestures to get a point across, this was an entire programme designed to help people to communicate, to understand, to learn and to make their lives, and the lives of those around them, so much easier. Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_002394.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001494.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001014.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000894.jpg

Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001734.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000774.jpg I was very upset with myself. Had I been breaking rules? Had I been teaching people incorrectly? What else could I do with Makaton, with my videos, if I wasn’t a Tutor? There was only one thing for it… I would become a Tutor. Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_001614.jpg Makaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000594.jpgMakaton Nursery Rhymes - Presented by Dave Benson Phillips (1991, Vision Video Ltd. - VHSrip)_000954.jpg