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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. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  11. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  12. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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