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Oracy Unlocks Literacy: Building Readers Through Talk and Play

Oracy Unlocks Literacy: Building Readers Through Talk and Play

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Oracy Unlocks Literacy: Building Readers Through Talk and Play will run on 25 November 2026 at Y Storfa in Swansea. This workshop explores oracy, play and storytelling for early reading and includes a Little Readers Discovery Box.

Go beyond phonics to explore oracy, play and storytelling for early reading. Includes a Little Readers Discovery Box.

Trosolwg

Mae’r sesiwn datblygiad proffesiynol hon wedi’i chynllunio i gefnogi ymarferwyr i ddeall sut mae plant yn datblygu fel darllenwyr cynnar drwy iaith lafar, geirfa, adrodd straeon, chwarae a dealltwriaeth. Bydd y cwrs yn archwilio darllen fel proses ddatblygiadol sy’n mynd y tu hwnt i ffoneg yn unig, gan ganolbwyntio ar gyfleoedd darllen dilys a dysgu drwy chwarae.

Bydd cyfranogwyr yn ystyried sut i greu amgylcheddau cyfoethog o ran iaith, hyrwyddo sgyrsiau ystyrlon, a chefnogi datblygiad darllen mewn ffyrdd sy’n briodol yn ddatblygiadol ac yn unol â’r Cwricwlwm i Gymru.

Cynulleidfa Darged

Athrawon Blynyddoedd Cynnar a Chyfnod Sylfaen

Arweinwyr Llythrennedd a Chyfnod Sylfaen

Ymarferwyr Meithrin a Derbyn

Cynorthwywyr Addysgu sy’n cefnogi darllen cynnar

Amcanion y Sesiwn

Bydd y sesiwn yn galluogi cyfranogwyr i:

Ddatblygu dealltwriaeth glir o sut mae darllen cynnar yn cael ei seilio ar iaith lafar a dealltwriaeth

Archwilio strategaethau ymarferol i hyrwyddo siarad, geirfa ac adrodd straeon

Ystyried rôl chwarae a darllen dilys wrth gefnogi darllen cynnar

Deall sut mae ffoneg yn ffitio o fewn dull cytbwys o ddatblygu darllen

⚠️ Mae’r sesiwn hon ar gael i weithwyr ysgolion Abertawe yn unig.

Overview

This professional learning session is designed to support practitioners in understanding how children develop as early readers through oral language, vocabulary, storytelling, play and comprehension. The course explores early reading as a developmental process that goes beyond phonics alone, with a strong focus on authentic reading opportunities and play‑based learning.

Participants will consider how to create language‑rich environments, promote meaningful talk, and support early reading in ways that are developmentally appropriate and aligned with the Curriculum for Wales.

Target Audience

Early Years and Foundation Phase teachers

Literacy and Foundation Phase leads

Nursery and Reception practitioners

Teaching Assistants supporting early reading

Session Aims

The session will enable participants to:

Develop a clear understanding of how early reading is rooted in oral language and comprehension

Explore practical strategies to support talk, vocabulary and storytelling

Consider the role of play and authentic reading in early literacy development

Understand how phonics fits within a balanced approach to early reading

⚠️ This session is for Swansea school employees only.

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Oracy Unlocks Literacy: Building Readers Through Talk and Play takes place on Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 09:30.

Oracy Unlocks Literacy: Building Readers Through Talk and Play is held at Y Storfa in Swansea (277-278 Oxford Street, Swansea, SA1 3EL).

Entry to Oracy Unlocks Literacy: Building Readers Through Talk and Play is free.

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