[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Dros 2,000 o eiriau anhygoel i wella'ch gwaith!"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Over 2,000 amazing words to improve your work!"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "I fod yn deg, weithiau, mae disgyblion yn gwybod be maen nhw\u2019n trio ei ddweud, ond yn aml yn methu ffeindio\u2019r eirfa i fynegi hyn a dyna pryd gewch chi \u2018neis\u2019 yn dod i\u2019r fei. Cymerwch y sefyllfa yma fel enghraifft - plentyn sy\u2019n mynychu ysgol Gymraeg ac sy\u2019n cael ei wersi yn Gymraeg. Ond, mae\u2019n siarad Saesneg gyda\u2019i ffrindiau yn y dosbarth, a Saesneg yw iaith yr iard. Ar o\u0302l mynd adref (lle mae\u2019r plentyn yn treulio canran anferth o\u2019i amser) mae\u2019n siarad Saesneg efo\u2019i deulu cyfan. A dweud y gwir, mewn sawl ysgol ar hyd a lled Cymru, yr unig adeg mae\u2019r plentyn yn siarad Cymraeg yw wrth sgwrsio a\u0302\u2019r athro. Cyplyswch hyn gyda\u2019r ffaith nad yw rhai yn debygol o ddarllen llyfrau Cymraeg chwaith, na chlywed y Gymraeg ar y stryd, dyw hi ddim yn syndod nad oes digon o amlygiad i\u2019r iaith yn digwydd. O ganlyniad, dydi\u2019r eirfa ddim bob amser yn datblygu digon i ddefnyddio geiriau \u2018ffansi\u2019 Cymraeg yn y gwaith \u2018sgwennu. Rw\u0302an, don\u2019t get me wrong, nid gweld bai ydw i - i fod yn onest, dwi\u2019n meddwl fod ein disgwyliadau ni o\u2019r plantos yma\u2019n annheg o uchel! Beth allwn ni wneud i helpu, yw ffeindio ambell i \u2018dric\u2019 i geisio rhoi boost i\u2019r gronfa eiria\u2019 yn eu pennau. Dipyn o turbo yn yr injan ieithyddol fel petai!"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Dyma le mae thesawrws yn gallu helpu. Os nad oeddech chi\u2019n gwybod, mae thesawrws yn wahanol i eiriadur achos nid yw\u2019n cynnig esboniad o ystyr geiriau, ond yn hytrach, mae o\u2019n cynnig geiriau tebyg ond gwahanol. Felly, yn lle \u2018hapus\u2019, byddai\u2019r thesawrws yn argymell y geiriau \u2018llawen,\u2019 \u2018llon,\u2019 \u2018siriol\u2019 neu \u2018dedwydd.\u2019 Yn sydyn iawn, mae disgybl (neu oedolyn) yn gallu cyfoethogi\u2019r iaith gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o eiriau gwahanol. Variety is the spice of life, wedi\u2019r cwbl!"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Glywish i rywun unwaith yn dweud fod defnyddio thesawrws yn \u2018twyllo\u2019! Wel am beth twp i\u2019w ddweud, a rhywbeth sy\u2019n hollol anghywir! Drwy wneud defnydd o\u2019r thesawrws i ffeindio geiriau gwahanol, mae modd gwella gwaith disgybl gan fod \u2018na eiriau mwy uchelgeisiol yn cael eu defnyddio. Nid yn unig mae defnyddio thesawrws yn helpu i uwch-lefelu gwaith, (teacher speak am godi safon) ond mae hefyd yn llawer brafiach marcio gwaith sy\u2019n cynnwys amrywiaeth o eiriau. Gyda\u2019r thesawrws yma, fydd ddim angen defnyddio \u2018neis\u2019 mewn brawddeg byth eto!"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Mae\u2019r sgil o ddefnyddio thesawrws yn holl bwysig ac yn werth ei ddatblygu. Mae\u2019n annog annibyniaeth yn y disgybl ac yn rhoi iddo\u2019r sgiliau i wella ei waith ei hun, yn hytrach na gofyn i\u2019r athro o hyd. Wrth ddewis geiriau newydd, \u2018gwell\u2019, tydi bob un ddim yn gwneud synnwyr bob tro, ond drwy wneud camgymeriadau mae pobl yn dysgu ac yn datblygu."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Mae\u2019r thesawrws yma\u2019n wych achos am ei fod yn lliwgar ac yn child-friendly. Mae\u2019r lluniau (yn ogystal a\u0302\u2019i wneud yn fwy difyr) yn rhoi \u2018chydig o gliw cyd-destun o ystyr y gair, sy\u2019n lleihau\u2019r tebygrwydd o eiriau\u2019n cael ei dewis yn anghywir. Dyma i chi thesawrws cynhwysfawr, gyda dros 2,000 o eiriau ysbrydoledig i helpu."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Yn wahanol i thesawrws oedolion, diflas, mae hwn wedi cael ei rannu fesul thema\u0302u, sy\u2019n beth handi iawn wrth drio ysgrifennu stori neu ryw waith yn y dosbarth. Mae \u2018nag adrannau fel teimladau, disgrifio pobl, anifeiliaid, mesur ac archwilio a mwy."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Gall gael ei ddefnyddio fel adnodd sgaffaldio wrth ysgrifennu stori, neu fel canolbwynt tasgau byrion gwella iaith. Yng nghefn y llyfr, ceir syniadau ar gyfer ambell ge\u0302m iaith y gellir ei chwarae. Does dim rhaid i ymarferion ieithyddol fod yn ddiflas!"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Mae \u2018na lawer o botensial i\u2019r llyfr yma ac fe ddylai pob ysgol ystyried buddsoddi mewn copis i bob dosbarth, yn enwedig o flwyddyn 2 i fyny. Mae\u2019n siw\u0302r o fod yn adnodd defnyddiol ar gyfer disgyblion Cymraeg iaith 1af a\u2019r rheiny sy\u2019n dysgu Cymraeg."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Dyma restr fach o ambell dasg posib yn deillio o\u2019r thesawrws.."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Gair gwell \u2013 sleifiodd, cripiodd"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "3. Anagramau e.e. Chwaraeon tud. 32 a 33"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Defnyddiwch tud. 34 a 35 fel sgaffald ysgrifennu stori"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "30 eiliad i chwilio am air arall ar dudalen arbennig e.e tud 15. Oes gair arall am gwirion?"}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "8. Disgrifio\u2019r ardal leol yn defnyddio tudalennau 22 a 23"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "9. Dysgwyr- defnyddiwch dudalennau 4 a 5 fel help llaw i ysgrifennu am eich cartref a\u2019ch teulu. Hunanbortread."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "I remember getting told off by a teacher in school for using 'nice' as an adjective when describing something. Unfortunately, it\u2019s a word that comes up far too often, and as well as being completely boring, it shows little imagination!"}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "To be fair, sometimes, pupils know what they are trying to say, but often cannot find the vocabulary to express themselves. This is when \u2018nice\u2019 and other lacklustre words start popping up. Take this situation as an example - a child who attends a Welsh-medium school and has their lessons in Welsh. However, he speaks English with his friends in class, and English is the language of the yard. After going home (where the child spends a huge percentage of his time) he speaks English with his whole family. In fact, in many schools across Wales, the only time the child actually engages in Welsh conversation is when chatting to the teacher. Add to this, the fact that some are not likely to read Welsh books either, or hear Welsh on the street, it\u2019s not surprising that with such limited exposure, the vocabulary doesn\u2019t always develop enough to start using fancy Welsh words. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing here - to be honest, I think our expectations of these kids are unfairly high! What we can do to help however, is find a few 'tricks' to try and give their vocabularies a boost. A bit of turbo in the linguistic engine as it were!"}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "This is where a thesaurus can help. If you didn't know, a thesaurus is different from a dictionary because it does not offer an explanation of words, but rather, it offers similar but different words. Thus, instead of 'happy', the thesaurus would recommend the words 'joyful,' 'calm,\u2019 or 'cheerful.\u2019 Very quickly, a pupil (or adult) is able to enrich their own language by using a variety of different words. This is a quick win I\u2019d say."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "I once heard someone say that using a thesaurus is 'cheating'! Well what a silly thing to say, and so utterly wrong! By making use of the thesaurus to find different words, it is possible to improve a pupil's work as more ambitious words are used. Not only does the use of a thesaurus help to up-level work, (teacher speak about raising standards) but it\u2019s also much less taxing to mark work that contains a variety of words. With this thesaurus, you\u2019ll never need to use \u2018nice\u2019 in a sentence again!"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "The skill of using a thesaurus is vital and worth developing. It encourages independence in the pupil and equips them with the skills to improve their own work, rather than being dependent on the teacher. When choosing new and 'better' words, they won\u2019t always get it right, and may choose words that don\u2019t quite fit. But we often learn by making mistakes..."}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "This thesaurus is great because it\u2019s colourful and child-friendly. The pictures (as well as being more engaging) give a context to the meaning of words, which reduces the likelihood of words being chosen incorrectly. We get here a comprehensive thesaurus, with over 2,000 inspirational words to help."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Unlike a boring adult thesaurus, this one\u2019s been divided into themes, which is very handy when trying to write a story. There are sections such as feelings, describing people, animals, measuring, exploring and more."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "It can be used as a scaffolding resource for story writing, or could even be the focus of targeted language improvement tasks. At the back of the book, there are ideas for a few language games that can be played. Work doesn\u2019t have to be boring!"}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "There\u2019s a lot of potential with this book and all schools should consider investing in copies for all classes, particularly from year 2 upwards. It will be an useful resource for 1st language pupils and those learning Welsh."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Here\u2019s a small list of a few possible tasks stemming from the thesaurus."}, {"text_idx": "#000037", "text": "Use a page. 34 and 35 as a story-writing scaffold"}, {"text_idx": "#000039", "text": "7. Beating the Clock Quiz"}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "30 seconds to search for another word on a special page e.g. p15. Is there another word for silly?"}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "8. Describe the local area using pages 22 and 23"}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "9. Learners- use pages 4 and 5 as a helping hand to write about your home and family. Self-portrait."}]