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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. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  9. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  10. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  11. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
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