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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  9. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  13. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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