Cnoi Cil: Y Royal Charter

October 26th, 1859, was the day that changed the small village of Moelfre forever. Do you know about the history of the steamship that ran into trouble in a big storm off the north coast of Anglesey? What was the cargo? How were the local residents treated by London journalists? What was Charles Dickens' role in the story? You will find answers to these questions and more by reading and discussing this book.

This is a series of 6 Welsh books suitable for reciprocal or team reading. You will get 5 copies of the book and a set of role-playing cards in each pack. Cards include The Predictor, The Leader, The Explainer, The Questioner and The Summariser.

Providing a range of teaching methods to develop pupils' reading skills including reciprocal reading is core to Curriculum for Wales requirements. Learners will work as a team to their skills, through questioning and self-examining, making inferences and determining the importance of the information. The books are divided into five themes, each theme can be the subject of a single lesson or a weekly reading activity. These are the themes for the Y Royal Charter book: The Ship's history, Tragedy on the Anglesey coast, The bravery of Moelfre's men, After the event, Moelfre Yesterday and Today, and Have your Say.

Were you aware that our sister Centre, Rhagoriaith provides training on developing reading skills? Contact rhagoriaith@pcydds.ac.uk to receive more information, or to arrange training for your workplace.