Learning Welsh as an adult

It’s easier than ever to learn Welsh. Whether you want to learn online, attend an evening class or follow an intensive residential course, there’s something for you. Here are some links which you may find helpful.

Learning Welsh will support you in growing confidence to use the language with children in your care and also as you develop skills which will provide a unique selling point in order to be able to market your service to families.

Mae’n haws nag erioed dysgu Cymraeg. P’un a ydych chi eisiau dysgu ar-lein, mynychu dosbarth nos neu ddilyn cwrs preswyl dwys, mae rhywbeth i chi. Dyma rai dolenni a allai fod yn ddefnyddiol i chi.

Bydd Dysgu Cymraeg yn eich cefnogi chi i gynyddu hyder i ddefnyddio’r iaith gyda phlant yn eich gofal, hefyd wrth i chi ddatblygu sgiliau mi fyddwch yn darparu pwynt gwerthu unigryw y gallwch farchnata’ch gwasanaeth i deuluoedd.

Case study: Fixing and learning

Emma Prydden runs Emma’s Childminding in Wrexham, and has a background in manufacturing and engineering. “We love anything that we can tinker with, from stripping down old electrical equipment to see how it looks inside, to fixing bikes on the drive – changing tyres, putting chains back on, carrying out basic maintenance and checking that they are safe to use,” she says. Emma encourages children of all ages to use trial and error and real tools to fix bikes, supervising from a distance with lots of suggestions. “One little boy loved arranging the spanners in size order and was thrilled when he worked out he could use the 13mm spanner to adjust the bike seat.”

Case study: Simple activities

Victoria Johns runs Little Bear Childminding in Welsh village Dafen, incorporating into her setting activities such as baking soda volcanoes, simple building activities with playdough and lollipop sticks, using different materials with magnets, looking at nature items on a light box, and testing what will melt ice the fastest.

In particular, STEM activities have benefits for children with autism and ADHD, Victoria says, offering sensory experiences, language development, mastering fine and gross motor skills, helping them grow in confidence and 16 understand their own bodies. She adds: “I have seen children with ALN stay focused and engaged in STEM activities for long periods. The children learn resilience and patience, and we work in a group to reach a collective goal.”

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