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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  9. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  10. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  11. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  12. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  13. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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