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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. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  9. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  10. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  11. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  12. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  13. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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