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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. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  9. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  11. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  12. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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