{"id":2907,"date":"2021-10-11T10:45:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.misirddinbych.cymru\/?page_id=2907"},"modified":"2023-06-02T14:03:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:03:52","slug":"magi-ann","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.misirddinbych.cymru\/en\/magi-ann\/","title":{"rendered":"Magi Ann"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is Magi Ann?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Magi Ann is fast becoming a favourite character among Welsh children across the country. Generations of children from Clwyd and beyond have learned to read with the black and white Magi Ann books since the 70s, but today her stories are available for free, and animated on six exciting\u00a0apps. The apps have now been downloaded over 200,000 times, and Magi ann\u2019s calendar remains full to the brim with visits at events and eisteddfods all over the country!<\/p>\n

Magi Ann\u2019s Story\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Magi Ann was the name of a doll owned by a little girl called Mena Evans. Magi Ann was Mena\u2019s favourite doll, and after Mena grew up she found work as a teacher at Ysgol Gwenffrwd in Holywell. To help\u00a0the little children learn to read, Mena went on to write the famous Magi Ann and Friends books. Those stories are now available nationwide, and animated for the first time in the form of six innovative apps, to help today\u2019s children (and their parents) learn to read in Welsh.<\/p>\n

Magi Ann Apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The apps are great resources for children who already speak Welsh, for children who are learning Welsh, and also for parents and teachers who aren\u2019t yet Welsh speakers themselves. The fact that so many have downloaded the apps proves the demand for this type of resource which helps parents and children learn to read in Welsh together. We know of families across the world who have downloaded Magi Ann apps to introduce the Welsh language to their children! The innovative resource is an effective way for children and parents to build confidence forming words and reading in Welsh, with useful interactive features such as:<\/p>\n