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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. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  11. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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