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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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  9. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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