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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. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  9. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  12. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
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