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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. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  9. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  12. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  13. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  14. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  15. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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