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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. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  9. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  11. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  14. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
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