[{"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Mae astudiaethau\u2019n dangos bod darllen er pleser yn gwneud gwahaniaeth mawr i berfformiad addysgol plant. Dyma sut y gallwch chi gael cychwyn gwych i'ch plentyn. Mae tystiolaeth yn awgrymu bod plant sy\u2019n darllen er mwynhad bob dydd nid yn unig yn perfformio\u2019n well mewn profion darllen na\u2019r rhai nad ydynt yn darllen, ond hefyd yn datblygu geirfa ehangach, mwy o wybodaeth gyffredinol a gwell dealltwriaeth o ddiwylliannau eraill. Mewn gwirionedd, mae darllen er pleser yn fwy tebygol o benderfynu a yw plentyn yn gwneud unrhyw beth arall yn dda yn yr ysgol."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Studies show that reading for pleasure makes a big difference to children\u2019s educational performance. Here\u2019s how you can get your child off to a great start. Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don\u2019t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. In fact, reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school anything else."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Pa wahaniaeth alla i ei wneud fel rhiant?\nWhat difference can I make as a parent?"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Gallwch chi wneud gwahaniaeth enfawr! Rhieni yw\u2019r addysgwyr pwysicaf ym mywyd plentyn \u2013 pwysicach fyth na\u2019u hathrawon \u2013 ac nid yw byth yn rhy gynnar neu\u2019n rhy hwyr i ddechrau darllen gyda\u2019ch gilydd."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "You can make a huge difference! Parents are the most important educators in a child\u2019s life \u2013 even more important than their teachers \u2013 and it\u2019s never too early or too late to start reading together."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "I blant ifanc, mae dysgu darllen yn ymwneud a\u0302 gwrando a deall yn ogystal a\u0302 gweithio allan beth sydd wedi'i argraffu ar y dudalen. Trwy glywed straeon, mae plant yn cael eu hamlygu i ystod eang o eiriau. Mae hyn yn eu helpu i adeiladu eu geirfa eu hunain a gwella eu dealltwriaeth pan fyddant yn gwrando, sy'n hanfodol wrth iddynt ddechrau darllen. Mae\u2019n bwysig iddyn nhw ddeall sut mae straeon yn gweithio hefyd."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "I blant hy\u0302n, mae dysgu darllen yn eu helpu i ddod ar draws geiriau a syniadau newydd sy\u2019n gwneud iddynt feddwl. Fel rheol gyffredinol, byddwch yn gwybod a yw llyfr ar y lefel gywir ar gyfer eich plentyn os gall eich plentyn ddarllen neu gronni 95% o'r geiriau."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "For younger children, learning to read is about listening and understanding as well as working out what\u2019s printed on the page. Through hearing stories, children are exposed to a wide range of words. This helps them build their own vocabulary and improve their understanding when they listen, which is vital as they start to read. It\u2019s important for them to understand how stories work too."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "For older children, learning to read helps them to come across new words and ideas that make them think. As a general rule of thumb, you will know if a book is at the right level for your child if your child can read or build up 95% of the words."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "O ran meithrin cariad at ddarllen, does dim ots beth rydych chi'n ei ddarllen. Y peth pwysig yw ein bod ni i gyd yn helpu i ysbrydoli ein plant i deimlo'n hyderus ac yn gyfforddus yn darllen. Gofynnwch i chi'ch hun ar gyfer pa fath o ddarllen y mae'r llyfr. A yw'n llyfr sydd ganddynt o'r ysgol i helpu i ymarfer darllen ac adeiladu rhuglder? A yw'n llyfr y maent yn ei chael yn hawdd i'w ddarllen sy'n eu helpu i fagu hyder? A yw'n llyfr i chi ei ddarllen er pleser i'ch plentyn?"}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "When it comes to instilling a love of reading, it doesn\u2019t really matter what you read. The important thing is that we all help to inspire our children to feel confident and comfortable reading. Ask yourself what type of reading the book is for. Is it a book they have got from school to help practise reading and build fluency? Is it a book that they find easy to read that helps them build confidence? Is it a book for you to read for pleasure to your child?"}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Sut gallaf ddewis llyfrau ar y lefel gywir ar gyfer fy mhlentyn?\nHow can I choose books at the right level for my child?"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Yn enwedig ar gyfer plant iau, byddwch yn cael eich arwain gan athro dosbarth eich plentyn. Mae ein hysgol yn defnyddio \u2018Tric a Chlic\u2019 i ddysgu ffoneg Gymraeg (o\u2019r Meithrin a\u2019r Derbyn) a \u2018Read Write Inc.\u2019 i ddysgu ffoneg Saesneg (o Flwyddyn 3 ymlaen). Mae llyfrau \u2018Tric a Chlic\u2019 i gyd ar gael ar eu gwefan ( Rydym hefyd yn defnyddio fersiwn Gymraeg o\u2019r \u2018Coeden Ddarllen Rhydychen rydym wedi ei steilio fel \u2018Ninja Darllen\u2019 ac mae\u2019r holl lyfrau i\u2019w cael ar wefan ein hysgol ( Os oes gennych unrhyw amheuaeth yngly\u0302n a\u0302 lle i ddechrau neu os oes gennych gwestiwn, cysylltwch ag athro eich plentyn am help!"}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "Rydym hefyd yn recordio staff yn darllen y llyfrau hyn er mwyn rhoi ar ein wefan i\u2019ch helpu chi gyda darllen yn Gymraeg. Mae gwefan ein hysgol yn gronfa gynyddol o adnoddau."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Cyflwynwch \u2018Reol Pump\u2019 i blant hy\u0302n. Anogwch nhw i ddarllen tudalen neu ddwy gyntaf llyfr newydd. Rhaid iddynt godi un bys am bob gair na allant ei ddarllen. Os ydyn nhw'n cyrraedd pum bys, yna mae'r llyfr yn rhy anodd iddyn nhw a dylen nhw ddewis un arall."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "Especially for younger children, be guided by your child\u2019s class teacher. Our school uses \u2018Tric a Chlic\u2019 to teach Welsh phonics (from Nursery and Reception) and \u2018Read Write Inc.\u2019 to teach English phonics (from Year 3 onwards). \u2019Tric a Chlic\u2019 books are all available on the their website ( We also use a Welsh version of the \u2018Oxford Reading Tree\u2019 that we have stylized as \u2018Ninja Darllen\u2019 (Reading Ninjas) and all of the books can be found on our school website ( If you are in any doubt about where to start or have a question, contact your child\u2019s teacher for some help!"}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "We also record staff reading these books to put on our website to help you with reading in Welsh. Our school website is an ever increasing bank of resources."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Introduce the \u2018Rule of five\u2019 to older children. Encourage them to read the first page or two of a new book. They must put up one finger for every word they cannot read. If they get to five fingers, then the book is too hard for them and they should choose another one."}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "Gyda ffoneg, caiff plant eu haddysgu i ddarllen trwy ddysgu'r ffonemau (seiniau) sy'n cynrychioli graffemau penodol (unigol neu grwpiau o lythrennau). Yn y Gymraeg, rydym yn defnyddio \u2018Tric a Chlic\u2019 fel ein system ffoneg ac, yn Saesneg, \u2018Read Write Inc.\u2019 fel ein system."}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "Gyda ffoneg, gall plant ddechrau darllen geiriau trwy ddysgu sut i gyfuno'r synau. Mae datgloi sut mae'r cod wyddor hwn yn gweithio yn golygu y gallant ddysgu dadgodio unrhyw air. Er enghraifft, wrth ddysgu\u2019r synau \u2018m\u2019, \u2018p\u2019, \u2018a\u2019 a \u2018c\u2019 yn gynnar, gall plant ddarllen geiriau fel \u2018map\u2019, \u2018cap\u2019, a \u2018pat\u2019 drwy gyfuno\u2019r synau unigol i wneud y gair cyfan."}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "Gall y geiriau hyn hefyd gael eu torri i lawr (segmentu) yn eu ffonemau ar gyfer sillafu. Er enghraifft, mae gan y gair \u2018cap\u2019 dri ffonem, \u2018c\u2019, \u2018a\u2019 a \u2018p\u2019 y mae\u2019r plant yn dysgu eu hysgrifennu gyda\u2019r tair graffem (llythrennau) \u2018c\u2019, \u2018a\u2019 a \u2018p\u2019 sydd ganddynt. Yn Saesneg, bydd plant hefyd yn cael eu haddysgu i ddarllen geiriau \u2013 fel \u2018once\u2019, \u2018was\u2019 neu \u2018have\u2019 \u2013 nad ydyn nhw\u2019n dilyn y \u2018rheolau\u2019 ffonig. Cyfeirir at y geiriau hyn fel \u2018tricky words\u2019. Byddan nhw\u2019n cronni stoc o\u2019r geiriau anodd hyn y byddan nhw\u2019n gallu eu hadnabod ar unwaith. Yn y Gymraeg, mae pob gair yn ffonetig a sillafu yn ffonetig - felly mae'n llawer haws na'r Saesneg!"}, {"text_idx": "#000043", "text": "With phonics, children are taught to read by learning the phonemes (sounds) that represent particular graphemes (individual or groups of letters). In Welsh, we use \u2018Tric a Chlic\u2019 as our phonics system and, in English, \u2018Read Write Inc.\u2019."}, {"text_idx": "#000044", "text": "With phonics, children can begin to read words by learning how to blend the sounds together. Unlocking how this alphabetic code works means they can learn to decode any word. For example, when taught the sounds \u2018m\u2019, \u2019c\u2019, \u2018p\u2019, \u2018a\u2019 and \u2018s\u2019 early on, children can read words such as \u2018map\u2019, \u2018cap\u2019, \u2018pat\u2019 and \u2018sat\u2019 by blending the individual sounds together to make the whole word."}, {"text_idx": "#000045", "text": "These words can also be broken down (segmented) into their phonemes for spelling. For example, the word \u2018sat\u2019 has three phonemes, \u2018s\u2019, \u2018a\u2019 and \u2019t\u2019 which the children learn to write with the three graphemes (letters) \u2018s\u2019, \u2018a\u2019 and \u2018t\u2019 that they have been taught. Children will also be taught to read words \u2013 such as \u2018once\u2019, \u2018was\u2019 or \u2018have\u2019 \u2013 which don\u2019t follow the phonic \u2018rules\u2019. These words are referred to as \u2018tricky words\u2019. They\u2019ll build up a stock of these tricky words that they can recognise straight away. In Welsh, all words are phonetic and spelling is phonetic - so it is much easier than English!"}]