Something Special

Something Special is a programme on Cbeebies, a channel aimed at pre-school children. The present of the show, Justin Fletcher, is a big, bright and bubbly character who seems to be on the right wavelength to attract children of all ages. He is in a variety of shows on Cbeebies and my children are addicted to them all. Something Special involves Justin, his alter ego Mr Tumble, Grandad Tumble and his various teddies and dolls who are all involved in teaching children sign language. Each episode uses a different scenario to teach the children basic sign language words such as shopping words, words to do with babies, parties, the weather, theme ...  Read the complete review

Something Special is a programme on the cbeebies channel which is aimed at younger children. The presenter of the programme Justin Fletcher, is a lively character who all the kids I know seem to love. He is bright, and bubbly, and bounces around whilst getting very excited and his excitement seems to rub off on them which I think is why the show works so well. Justin uses makaton sign language throughout the programme whilst teaching what a new thing is whether it be a shape, or colour, or everyday item, and encourages children to join in. Makaton is meant to be a helping hand for children who are in early stages of development, or with special ...  Read the complete review

Something Special is a tv programme for pre-school children and can be seen on CBeebies several times a day. The programme is about 20 minutes long and sometimes CBebbies show a quick 2 minute piece too. The show features Justin - a male presenter who uses sign language as well as speach. Each programme has a different theme, school, family, jungle, shapes - just to name a few. On the "Animal" show he will show the children different animals, make the animal noise and do the sign language for the animal. He repeats it several times too. He will then usually show a video clip of a farm or a school, with children playing with animals ...  Read the complete review

Something Special is a television show for children aged from 18 months to approx 5 years although it can appeal to older children and even adults (yes I like it myself!) It is shown on Cbeebies (available on freeview or satellite and cable) or sometimes on channel 2 during childrens hours. The show features presenter Justin who sings and tells stories using speech accompanied by Makaton sign language. It also has a section featuring a clown named Mr Tumbles (Justin dressed in a costume) who gets into mischief. There is also usually a section of the show that features a period in the real lives of a disabled child and/or their families/school ...  Read the complete review

This children's TV show from the BBC features Justin and Mr Tumble (the same person) as they get up to a series of basic adventures, such as running a jumble sale. The unique selling point about the show is that it features Makaton sign language the whole way through, and stars children with disabilities. I have to say that I immediately liked this show, as it is a great way of getting kids used to seeing disabled people, taking away any stigma and oddity of seeing them in real life. My two year old son loves it, and I know that he will now find nothing strange about meeting, for example, his cousin who has cerebral palsy. The show is interesting in ...  Read the complete review