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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. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  9. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. School days
    03:57
    School days
  17. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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