Lanarkshire musician's Makaton choir for people with Down’s syndrome to star at Paisley Book Festival Choir 21 will perform as conductor and author Katy Lironi shares a book telling her family ...

Makaton is a form of sign language, which uses symbols, gestures and speech to enable communication. Troy's speech and language therapist at Fleming Fulton, Natalie Wray, said Troy had first ...

The session featuring Katy at Paisley Town Hall, Music in the Middle , will see her discuss the book, while the audience will also get to learn a few Makaton signs before Choir 21 - named after ...

Alice stood out for her advocacy of Makaton - a communication programme that combines signs, symbols and speech to support people with learning difficulties and communication needs. Student at ...

Year 2 pupils from Seaburn Dene Primary School have been practising and performing a moving rendition of the club's beloved anthem, "Wise Men Say," enhanced with Makaton — a communication system ...