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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  9. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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