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Youtube channel of Eilidh "Sgoil-àraich" - activities, stories and songs for pre-school

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Gaelic Medium Education - Information and activities from Education Scotland

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Gaelic Medium Education - Information and activities from Education Scotland

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A range of activities to support your child’s learning through the medium of Gaelic. The activities are designed to help children and young people use Gaelic at home. There are some activities that your child can do on their own. You may consider doing some of the activities as a family.

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Here you will find a range of activities to support your child's learning through the medium of Gaelic. The activities are designed to help children and young people use Gaelic at home. There are some activities that your child can do on their own. You may consider doing some of the activities as a family.

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Gaelic Medium Education / Foghlam Meadhan Gàidhlig

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Here you will find a range of activities to support your child's learning through the medium of Gaelic. The activities are designed to help children and young people use Gaelic at home. There are some activities that your child can do on their own. You may consider doing some of the activities as a family.

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Gàidhlig nan Òg will provide parents/carers and early years practitioners with an abundance of themed resources to help use Gaelic in the home and early years settings in a functional yet fun way.

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Gaelic resources from the BBC to support Gaelic, maths, science and social sciences

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BBC Scotland - Learn at BBC Scotland, Bitesize - Bun-sgoil

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Goireasan Gàidhlig air Saidheans, Matamataig, Litearrachd agus Cuspairean Sòisealta.

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Short videos with vocabulary about different topics including N5 Gaelic lessons

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gaelic "scottish gaelic" "language learning" outlander

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Scottish Gaelic Learning Clips created with Clips by Apple

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Cliog air Tilg agus roilig na 9 ciùban.

Tòisich le ‘Uair a bha siud’ agus inns stòiridh a tha a’ ceangal nan 9 dealbhan ri chèile.

Faodaidh na dealbhan rud sam bith a riochdachadh, fhad ’s as urrainn dhut sin fhighe a-steach dhan stòiridh agad.

Tòisich leis a’ chiad dealbh a tha a’ glacadh d’ aire.

Cleachd trì ciùban airson toiseach an stòiridh, trì airson a’ mheadhain agus trì airson deireadh an stòiridh.

Le slaod agus leig às, faodaidh tu na dealbhan a chur ann an òrdugh sam bith.

Feuch gun cleachd thu buadhairean agus co-ghnìomhairean gus an stòiridh a dhèanamh nas inntinniche.

Smaoinich mu bhith a’ tòiseachadh gach seantans ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte.

Cuimhnich gun cuir thu crìoch air an stòiridh.

Mar a chluicheas tu air a’ bhlàr a-muigh

Gabhaidh Dèan Stòiridh a chluich air a’ bhlàr a-muigh cuideachd!

Stad mionaid nuair a bhios tu a-muigh agus seall air na tha timcheall ort – anns a’ ghàrradh, anns a’ phàirc, air an t-sràid, no air an lot.

Lorg agus ainmich 9 rudan no barrachd as urrainn dhut fhighe a-steach do stòiridh.

Ma tha e doirbh dhut cuimhneachadh air na nithean gu lèir, tog dealbhan dhiubh le fòn agus coimhead air na dealbhan airson cuideachadh.

Tòisich leis a’ chiad rud a ghlacas d’ aire.

Tòisich an sgeulachd le ‘Uair a bha siud’.

Feuch gun cleachd thu buadhairean agus co-ghnìomhairean gus an stòiridh a dhèanamh nas inntinniche.

Smaoinich mu bhith a’ tòiseachadh gach seantans ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte.

Cuimhnich gun cuir thu crìoch air an stòiridh.

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Gabhaidh Dèan Stòiridh a chluich air a' bhlàr a-muigh cuideachd!

Stad mionaid nuair a bhios tu a-muigh agus seall air na tha timcheall ort - anns a' ghàrradh, anns a' phàirc, air an t-sràid, no air an lot.

Lorg agus ainmich 9 rudan no barrachd as urrainn dhut fhighe a-steach do stòiridh.

Ma tha e doirbh dhut cuimhneachadh air na nithean gu lèir, tog dealbhan dhiubh le fòn agus coimhead air na dealbhan airson cuideachadh.

Tòisich leis a' chiad rud a ghlacas d' aire.

Tòisich an sgeulachd le 'Uair a bha siud'.

Feuch gun cleachd thu buadhairean agus co-ghnìomhairean gus an stòiridh a dhèanamh nas inntinniche.

Smaoinich mu bhith a' tòiseachadh gach seantans ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte.

Cuimhnich gun cuir thu crìoch air an stòiridh.

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Gabhaidh Dèan Stòiridh a chluich air a' bhlàr a-muigh cuideachd! Stad mionaid nuair a bhios tu a-muigh agus seall air na tha timcheall ort - anns a' ghàrradh, anns a' phàirc, air an t-sràid, no air an lot. Lorg agus ainmich 9 rudan no barrachd as urrainn dhut fhighe a-steach do stòiridh.

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P1-5 - Gaelic Phonics- learning/consolidation of sounds

Rockfield Learning Videos/Bhidioan Ionnsachadh Bun-Sgoil Achadh na Creige

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Rockfield Learning Videos/Bhidioan Ionnsachadh Bun-Sgoil Achadh na Creige

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P1-5 - Gaelic Phonics- learning/consolidation of sounds

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Experiences and outcomes ​​(often called Es+Os) are a set of clear and concise statements about children's learning and progression in each curriculum area. They are used to help plan learning and to assess progress. Es+Os are available in two formats (PDF and Microsoft Word) and in two languages - English and Gaelic.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Experiences and outcomes ​​(often called Es+Os) are a set of clear and concise statements about children's learning and progression in each curriculum area. They are used to help plan learning and to assess progress. Es+Os are available in two formats (PDF and Microsoft Word) and in two languages - English and Gaelic.

Benchmarks have been developed to provide clarity on the national standards expected within each curriculum area at each level. They set out clear lines of progression in literacy and English and numeracy and mathematics, and across all other curriculum areas from early to fourth levels (first to fourth Levels in Modern Languages). Their purpose is to make clear what learners need to know and be able to do to progress through the levels, and to support consistency in teachers' and other practitioners' professional judgements.

Es+Os are included in the benchmark documents.

There are sets of Es+Os for the three areas that are the responsibility of all staff - literacy across learning, numeracy across learning and health and wellbeing across learning.

Download the full set of experiences and outcomes

This document contains the experiences and outcomes for all curriculum areas.

​By exploring the entire set of experiences and outcomes, you will be able to see the curriculum from the early years to the end of S3 as a whole.
PDF file: All experiences and outcomes (2.27 MB)Word file: All experiences and outcomes (4.33 MB)
Expressive arts
PDF file: Expressive arts (387 KB)Word file: Expressive arts (412 KB)PDF file: Ealain chruthachail (274 KB)Word file: Ealain chruthachail (922 KB)
Health and wellbeing
PDF file: Health and wellbeing (541 KB)Word file: Health and wellbeing (664 KB)PDF file: Slàinte agus sunnd (404 KB)Word file: Slàinte agus sunnd (1.4 MB)
Languages

This curriculum area includes literacy and English, literacy and Gàidhlig, Gaelic (Learners), modern languages and classical languages.

Classical languages
PDF file: Classical languages (251 KB)Word file: Classical languages (362 KB)PDF file: Cànanan clasaigeach (152 KB)Word file: Cànanan clasaigeach (884 KB)
Gaelic (Learners)
PDF file: Gaelic (Learners) (346 KB)Word file: Gaelic (Learners) (430 KB)PDF file: Gàidhlig (Luchd-ionnsachaidh) (255 KB)Word file: Gàidhlig (Luchd-ionnsachaidh) (952 KB)
Literacy and English
PDF file: Literacy and English (482 KB)Word file: Literacy and English (545 KB)PDF file: Litearrachd agus Beurla (360 KB)Word file: Litearrachd agus Beurla (1.1 MB)
Literacy and Gàidhlig​
PDF file: Literacy and Gàidhlig (518 KB)Word file: Literacy and Gàidhlig (820 KB)PDF file: Litearrachd agus Gàidhlig (427 KB)Word file: Litearrachd agus Gàidhlig (1.1 MB)
Modern languages
PDF file: Modern languages (477 KB)Word file: Modern languages (629 KB)PDF file: Nuadh-chànanan (261 KB)Word file: Nuadh-chànanan (1.1 MB)
Numeracy and mathematics
PDF file: Numeracy and mathematics (457 KB)Word file: Numeracy and mathematics (506 KB)PDF file: Àireamhachd agus matamataig (333 KB)Word file: Àireamhachd agus matamataig (1.2 MB)
Religious and moral education/Religious education

Religious and moral education (non-denominational)
PDF file: Religious and moral education (389 KB)Word file: Religious and moral education (473 KB)PDF file: Eòlas creideimh agus moraltachd (281 KB) Word file: Eòlas creideimh agus moraltachd (1.1 MB)
Religious education in Roman Catholic schools
PDF file: Religious education in Roman Catholic schools (386 KB)Word file: Religious education in Roman Catholic schools (510 KB)PDF file: Eòlas creideimh ann an sgoiltean Caitligeach (279 KB)Word file: Eòlas creideimh ann an sgoiltean Caitligeach (1.1 MB)
Sciences
PDF file: Sciences (673 KB)Word file: Sciences (605 KB)PDF file: Saidheansan (692 KB)Word file: Saidheansan (1.1 MB)
Social studies
PDF file: Social studies (436 KB)Word file: Social studies (486 KB)PDF file: Cuspairean sòisealta (374 KB)Word file: Cuspairean sòisealta (1 MB)
Technologies
PDF file: Technologies (352 KB)Word file: Technologies (2.3 MB) PDF file: Teicneòl​asan (420 KB) Word file: Teicneòlasan (2.3 MB)
Responsibility of all: Health and wellbeing, literacy, numeracy across learning
PDF file: Health and wellbeing across learning (380 KB) Word file Health and wellbeing across learning (521 KB)PDF file: Slàinte agus sunnd thar ionnsachaidh: dleastanasan nan uile (233 KB)Word file: Slàinte agus sunnd thar ionnsachaidh: dleastanasan nan uile (1.1 MB)PDF file: Literacy across learning (364 KB)Word file: Literacy across learning (455 KB)PDF file: Litearrachd (304 KB)Word file: Litearrachd (970 KB)PDF file: Numeracy across learning (373 KB)Word file: Numeracy across learning (463 KB)PDF file: Àireamhachd (252 KB)
Word file: Àireamhachd (1 MB) ​

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Experiences and outcomes ​​(often called Es+Os) are a set of clear and concise statements about children's learning and progression in each curriculum area. They are used to help plan learning and to assess progress. Es+Os are available in two formats (PDF and Microsoft Word) and in two languages - English and Gaelic.

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Catrìona NicIlleDhuibh a' leughadh an leabhar aice Cairistrìona Camaillean.

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One of the best Gaelic dictionaries can be found online - this combines Dwelly (1903) with the entries from the faclair beag - it has sound files and a pronunciation guide for many of the entries:

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Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary

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Am Faclair Beag - A New English / Scottish Gaelic Dictionary Incorporating Dwelly and Faclair nan Gnàthasan-cainnte by Cairnwater Consulting and Akerbeltz. Am Faclair Beag - Faclair ùr Gàidhlig gu Beurla is Beurla gu Gàidhlig le Dwelly agus Faclair nan Gnàthasan-cainnte 'na bhroinn le Akerbeltz is Cairnwater Consulting.

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Gaelic thesaurus online from the LearnGaelic website - it has sound files for many of the entries:

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Our thesaurus will let you express yourself more precisely, or broaden your Gaelic vocabulary 'S urrainn dhut cur an cèill nas mionaidiche leis a' cho-fhaclair againne neo do bhriathrachas Gàidhlig a leudhachadh.

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Our thesaurus will let you express yourself more precisely, or broaden your Gaelic vocabulary 'S urrainn dhut cur an cèill nas mionaidiche leis a' cho-fhaclair againne neo do bhriathrachas Gàidhlig a leudhachadh.

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Gaelic Terminology database for schools - searchable by word or by topic area

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An Seotal - The Gaelic Terminology Database

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'An Seotal' is an on-line terminology database, particularly aimed at Gaelic-medium subject teaching in the secondary school, but with provision for and accessible to all other users.

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Resources created for Level 3 Science in Gaelic (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)

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SCHOLAR - A programme of Heriot-Watt University

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SCHOLAR - A programme of Heriot-Watt University

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Teaching resources created for use in the primary school
https://www.lasadh.co.uk

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A collection of more than 30 texts collected by Stòrlann which can be used in Shared Reading and Shared Writing work in upper primary and lower secondary.

The texts in the book are in four sections: non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and Gaelic folklore.

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Stòrlann - Cèaird an Sgrìobhaiche - Shared writing in Gaelic

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Akerbeltz has produced "Blas na Gàidhlig" which is a detailed guide to Gaelic pronunciation - a printable, summary version can be found below:
http://www.akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=A_printable_pronunciation_guide_to_Gaelic_spelling

Anything in brackets means it can either be there or not: a(i) stands for both a and ai, à(i) for à and ài etc.

C stands for Consonant, because sometimes it's important whether a sound is followed by a vowel or consonant. For example, -agh is pronounced as [ɤ], whereas -aghC is pronounced as a long vowel, [ɤː]

(leath.) stands for leathann, broad and (caol) for caol, for slender

A hyphen before a letter means it's at the end of a word, one hyphen in front and one after means it's in the middle of a word somewhere. No hyphen means it's at the beginning, for example: cas in ceòl, -c- as in bacadh and -c as in mac. Quite straightforward.

With consonants, the second entry is always the lenited consonant, but that's fairly obvious as the examples contain the leniting element, e.g. mo chas

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Link to the latest Gaelic orthographic conventions

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Ceitidh the Gaelic 'text-to-voice' is available free to download to all those involved in the various sectors of education:

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A short guide to prepositional pronouns

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LearnGaelic - Greimean gràmair - Grammar bites

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Guidance on grammatical patterns and how teachers can teach and reinforce these in class

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Mìrean - Gràmar na Gàidhlig

Tha Mìrean a' toirt stiùireadh air:

na prìomh phàtrain ann an gràmar na Gàidhlig

mar a dh'fhaodas tidsearan an teagasg agus an daingneachadh sa chlas.

Tha e air a mholadh gun cuir sgoiltean ri chèile prògram cànain stèidhte air Mìrean a bheir Gàidhlig sgoilearan air adhart ceum air cheum, o sgoil-àraich gu àrd-sgoil.

Bu chòir seo a bhith a' gabhail a-steach:

'leasain' cànain air an dèanamh gach latha (no co-dhiù gu cunbhalach)

teagasg agus daingneachadh cànain an lùib obair àbhaisteach a' chlas.

Airson an dà dhòigh-obrach sin fhighe na chèile, tha e air a mholadh gun cuir sgoiltean air dòigh prògram de 'thargaidean cànain', far a bheil pàtran àraidh (no seata phàtrain) air a thaghadh mar thargaid airson clas no buidheann airson ùine àraidh - mar eisimpleir, seachdain (no nas fhaide) no an ùine a bhios pròiseact àraidh a' ruith. [Anns na pìosan-obrach ann am Mìrean tha an abairt 'Pàtran na Seachdain' air a chleachdadh mar aithghearrachd ach faodaidh iad toirt nas fhaide, no nas giorra, na seachdain.]

Faodar na targaidean a thaghadh airson gu bheil na sgoilearan a' faighinn nam pàtran sin doirbh no gu bheil iad a' dol le cuspair àraidh (e.g. 'bhiodh' le eachdraidh) no dìreach gu bheil iad nam pàirt de phrògram na sgoile airson Gàidhlig aig an ìre sin.

Fhad 's a tha an targaid a' ruith, bu chòir am pàtran cànain sin a bhith air a theagasg agus air a dhaingeachadh gu tric agus ann an caochladh dhòighean, nam measg:

teagasg dìreach

a bhith a' tarraing aire gu mearachdan agus gan ceartachadh gu cunbhalach

obair èisteachd, labhairt, leughaidh agus sgrìobhaidh tarsainn air a' churraicealam

dòighean iomchaidh eile

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Tha Mìrean a' toirt stiùireadh air: na prìomh phàtrain ann an gràmar na Gàidhlig mar a dh'fhaodas tidsearan an teagasg agus an daingneachadh sa chlas. Tha e air a mholadh gun cuir sgoiltean ri chèile prògram cànain stèidhte air Mìrean a bheir Gàidhlig sgoilearan air adhart ceum air cheum, o sgoil-àraich gu àrd-sgoil.

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The latest Gaelic orthographic conventions

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Selection of resources produced by teachers and managed by Stòrlann

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Seo Sibh at Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig: Home

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Tha an timcheallan a' sealltainn nithean a chaidh a chur ris an stòr bho chionn ghoirid. Thoir sùil timcheall feuch dè lorgas tu!

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Traditional Tales in Gaelic (with sound files)

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Sound files to many Gaelic children's books, including reading schemes (Oxford reading tree and Story Worlds) as well as those included in the 'book bug' packs

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Gaelic4Parents.com - Helping parents to participate in their children's Gaelic learning through Gaelic for parents - Read Aloud

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Gaelic Gaidhlig web-based learning for parents via audio, games and vocabulary

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BBC Gaelic resources for primary - select Gaelic as the language and then Alba

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Use BBC Bitesize to help with your homework, revision and learning. Find free videos, step-by-step guides, activities and quizzes by level and subject.

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BBC Bitesize resources for some subjects in Gaelic (select Gaelic as the language and then Alba).

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Use BBC Bitesize to help with your homework, revision and learning. Find free videos, step-by-step guides, activities and quizzes by level and subject.

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Music resource site produced by the BBC, including Gaelic songs and information about the writers

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B' e 2010 Bliadhna nan Òran air BBC Radio nan Gàidheal agus BBC ALBA agus chaidh farsaingeachd de phrògraman co-cheangailte ri òrain Ghàidhlig a chraoladh. 2010 was the Year of Song on BBC Radio nan Gaidheal and BBC ALBA and throughout the year an unparalleled line-up of music-related programmes were broadcast.

Tron làraich-sa, bho A gu Z, gheibhear taghadh de dh'òrain à tasglann Ghàidhlig a' BhBC. An-diugh lorgar On this website, from A-Z, you can access a selection of songs from the BBC's Gaelic archive. Today you can find 830 òran, cunntais-beatha airson 830 songs, biographies for 719 singers and 331 writers. 719 seinneadair is 331 sgrìobhaiche.

Faodar an t-susbaint a rannsachadh tron duilleig-sa air fad; no tro na ceanglaichean a leanas: You can explore the archive via this homepage; or by selecting one of the following links:

Cuideachd, faigh a-mach dè a chaidh a thaghadh mar Also, find out which song was voted Òran na Bliadhna, no thoir sùil air taghadh de dh'òrain Song of the Year, or why not take a look at a selection of Humorous songs. Èibhinn.

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BBC ALBA - Bliadhna nan Òran - Duilleag-dachaigh

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B' e 2010 Bliadhna nan Òran air BBC Radio nan Gàidheal agus BBC ALBA agus chaidh farsaingeachd de phrògraman co-cheangailte ri òrain Ghàidhlig a chraoladh. 2010 was the Year of Song on BBC Radio nan Gaidheal and BBC ALBA and throughout the year an unparalleled line-up of music-related programmes were broadcast.

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Gaelic singing games for children

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Thanks to Dolina Munro for musical direction, keyboard and vocals, John and Kate Masson, , for guitar and fiddle, and Hector MacInnes, , for production and advice.

Thig a chluich

Please visit the Scottish Book Trust's website for more information and audio for songs and rhymes.
www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug
All the Gaelic Bookbug titles are available as audio books on the Gaelic4Parents website.
www.gaelic4parents.com

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Educational resources produced by the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for a number of subjects with links to the CfE E & O's - resources can be selected according to the age group

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e-Storas :: Scottish Gaelic resource to help teachers, pupils and parents

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Scottish Gaelic resource for teachers, pupils and parents

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Selection of traditional and new Gaelic songs for children

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Resource for Gaelic Medium Education in the Western Isles from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.

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Selection of traditional and new Gaelic songs for children, including links to the nursery songs produced by Play @ Home

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Gaelic4Parents.com - Helping parents to participate in their children's Gaelic learning through Gaelic for parents - Listen and Sing

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Gaelic Gaidhlig web-based learning for parents via audio, games and vocabulary

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Support, including sound files for use of the "facal is fuaim" phonics scheme

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Video produced by Rockfield Primary staff

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Rockfield Learning Videos/Bhidioan Ionnsachadh Bun-Sgoil Achadh na Creige

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P1-5 - Gaelic Phonics- learning/consolidation of sounds

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Resource produced by the BBC to support the learning and teaching of Gaelic sounds in the primary school

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Resources produced by Lasadh to support the teaching and learning of the Facal is Fuaim phonics scheme

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Fonaigs Tha na goireasan seo gu mòr stèidhichte air an t-sreath Facail is Fuaim agus airson an tràth-ìre 's a' chiad ìre a-mhàin.

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Resource created by Stòrlann to support the topic "World War II" at primary school level

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Toiseach a' Chogaidh

Bliadhnaichean an dèidh a' Chiad Chogaidh cha robh an t-sìth anns an Roinn Eòrpa ach cugallach.

Bha Adolf Hitler ag obair gus a' Ghearmailt a dhèanamh na dùthaich chumhachdach agus ged a rinn riaghaltasan Bhreatainn agus dùthchannan Eòrpach eile an dìcheall stad a chur air, dh' fhaillich orra, agus leis sin thòisich cogadh cho mòr 's cho cosgail 's a bha riamh ann an eachdraidh a' chinne-daonna.

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Bliadhnaichean an dèidh a' Chiad Chogaidh cha robh an t-sìth anns an Roinn Eòrpa ach cugallach. Bha Adolf Hitler ag obair gus a' Ghearmailt a dhèanamh na dùthaich chumhachdach agus ged a rinn riaghaltasan Bhreatainn agus dùthchannan Eòrpach eile an dìcheall stad a chur air, dh' fhaillich orra, agus leis sin thòisich cogadh cho mòr 's cho cosgail 's a bha riamh ann an eachdraidh a' chinne-daonna.

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Factaraidh nam Fuaimean game created to support the Facal is Fuaim phonics scheme. [This resource was created for Windows 7 and might not work on all operating systems]

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Fios air Fuaimean phonics scheme and resources produced by Stòrlann

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Fios air Fuaimean | Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig

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Fios air Fuaimean - Fonaigs Ghàidhlig

Gabhaidh Fios air Fuaimean a chleachdadh mar ghoireas bunaiteach gus fonaigs shinteataig, rianail a theagasg. Tha e air a dhealbh gus co-fhreagradh nan litrichean ri fuaim ann an còd na h-aibidil Ghàidhlig a theagasg, agus gus piseach a thoirt air briathrachas, labhairt agus èisteachd.

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Fios air Fuaimean - Fios air Fuaimean | Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig

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Gabhaidh Fios air Fuaimean a chleachdadh mar ghoireas bunaiteach gus fonaigs shinteataig, rianail a theagasg. Tha e air a dhealbh gus co-fhreagradh nan

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Gaelic language learning resource aimed at supporting the teaching of Gaelic as L3 in the Primary school - with resources (including lesson plans) for teachers, sound files and videos, powerpoint and worksheets and activities.

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Welcome/Fàilte

The Gaelic Language Learning (GLL) Training Course is designed for teachers who have little or no knowledge of Gaelic. The aim of the course is that on completion, teachers are equipped with both the necessary Gaelic language skills and teaching methodology to deliver Gaelic as L2 or L3 from early to 2nd level.

The Training Course consists of 18 units covering a variety of topics and functional language.

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The Gaelic Language Learning (GLL) Training Course is designed for teachers who have little or no knowledge of Gaelic. The aim of the course is that on completion, teachers are equipped with both the necessary Gaelic language skills and teaching methodology to deliver Gaelic as L2 or L3 from early to 2nd level.

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Online resources to support the learning of Gaelic as a subject (learners) at secondary school. Includes sound files and activities.

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ceumannan gaelic education stòrlann nàiseanta na gàidhlig clann sgoil resources schools scotland alba secondary schools

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Ceumannan - Cùrsa Gàidhlig luchd-ionnsachaidh san àrd-sgoil bho Stòrlann

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Cùrsa Gàidhlig luchd-ionnsachaidh san àrd-sgoil - A Gaelic learners' course for secondary schools

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Road safety resources in Gaelic [be careful - some of the Gaelic is not correct]

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Gaelic online comic

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Welcome to 'Smathsin, the world's only Gaelic online comic.

Suas dha na speuran no sìos fon mhuir - theirig ann le Smathsin!
Up into space or down under the sea - get there with Smathsin!

Siuthad! Cliog air a' chomaigean gu h-ìosal agus leugh e air-loidhne!
So get started and click on the comics below to read it online!

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Fàilte gu 'Smathsin, an aon chomaig Gàidhlig air-loidhne air an t-saoghal. Welcome to 'Smathsin, the world's only Gaelic online comic. Suas dha na speuran no sìos fon mhuir - theirig ann le Smathsin!Up into space or down under the sea - get there with Smathsin! Siuthad!

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Resources and links produced by Stòrlann to support the learning and teaching of Gaelic (fluent speakers) at secondary level.

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Iain agus na Drogaichean

Ath-fhoillseachadh den leabhar Iain agus na Drogaichean ( Maoileas Caimbeul, 1991) agus, na chois, pasgan-obrach dhan sgoilear (ag amas air clasaichean FFC gu sònraichte), Notaichean an Tidseir, pasgan briathrachais, agallamh bhidio cuide ris an ùghdar le ceistean agus an leabhar air fad mar fhaidhlichean-fuaim/leabhar-e.

Iain agus na Drogaichean

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Fileanta - Cruinneachadh de stuthan airson fileantaich na Gàidhlig san Àrd-sgoil bho Stòrlann

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Ath-fhoillseachadh den leabhar Iain agus na Drogaichean ( Maoileas Caimbeul, 1991) agus, na chois, pasgan-obrach dhan sgoilear (ag amas air clasaichean FFC gu sònraichte), Notaichean an Tidseir, pasgan briathrachais, agallamh bhidio cuide ris an ùghdar le ceistean agus an leabhar air fad mar fhaidhlichean-fuaim/leabhar-e. Iain agus na Drogaichean

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A collection of more than 30 texts collected by Stòrlann which can be used in Shared Reading and Shared Writing work in upper primary and lower secondary.

The texts in the book are in four sections: non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and Gaelic folklore.

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Stòrlann - Cèaird an Sgrìobhaiche - Shared writing in Gaelic

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Resource for early years / pre-school, including the handbook and videos to support the use of the materials

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Prògram de ghnìomhan ciùil agus trèanadh ann am buidhnean Gàidhlig ron-sgoil

Tha sinn an dòchas le bhith a' fosgladh na ciste-ulaidh seo gun gabh thu fhèin agus a' chlann còmhla ris am bi thu ag obair ceum a-steach a shaoghal mìorbhaileach a' chiùil. Le bhith ag obair tro na seiseanan bidh thu ag ionnsachadh còmhla ris a' chloinn agus gheibh thu misneachd mar stiùiriche ciùil.

Seo an cothrom agad cluich gu ceart le ceòl. Chan eil sinn a' sùileachadh gun nochd fear-ealain leithid Phicasso 's e coileanta o thùs; dh'fheumadh e tòiseachadh le sgròbadh, agus ionnsachadh mu bhuaidh-astair.

Air an aon dòigh chan urrainn dhuinn sùileachadh gum bi clann nan luchd-ciùil iongantach agus nan seinneadairean brèagha mura bheil iad air cothrom ceart fhaighinn cluich leis an stuth amh an toiseach.

Tha a' mhòr-chuid den phasgan seo stèidhte air an stuth sgoinneil a dh'fhoillsich Còisir Nàiseanta Òigridh na h-Alba, stèidhte air obair Lucinda Geoghegan; gu sònraichte na leabhraichean Singing Games and Rhymes for Early Years and Singing Games and Rhymes for Tiny Tots.

Tha seinn agus rannan sònraichte math airson taic a chur ri ionnsachadh cànain. Air an aon dòigh 's a chòrdas an sgeulachd as fheàrr leotha ri clann a-rithist agus a-rithist, bidh iad airson an aon òran a sheinn (gu sònraichte ma tha geama na chois). Anns an dòigh seo togaidh iad briathrachas agus blas math gun for a bhith aca gu bheil iad ag ionnsachadh.

Nuair a bha sinn a' taghadh agus ag atharrachadh stuth airson a' phasgain seo, dh'fheuch sinn ri dèanamh cinnteach gu bheil an cànan a tha sinn a' cleachdadh freagarrach airson clann òg.

Tha an-còmhnaidh deasbad ann mun dòigh anns am bi faclan air am fuaimneachadh agus cuideachd mun bhriathrachas a bhiodh freagarrach airson a' mhòr-chuid de sgìrean Gàidhlig. Chan eil aon bheachd deimhinnte ann agus faodaidh tu an stuth seo atharrachadh no cur ris mar a fhreagras ort fhèin. Chan fhada gus am bi thu a' sgrìobhadh nan òran agad fhèin, aon uair 's gu bheil na blocaichean agad leis an tog thu. Cùm lorg air na stuthan ùra a nì thu agus roinn iad air do cho-obraichean.

Christine Ritchings
Co-òrdanaiche Tràth Bhliadhnaichean agus For-ruigheachd
Young Musicians Hebrides

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A' Chiste-chiuil - Stòrlann & youth Music Hebrides

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Tha sinn an dòchas le bhith a' fosgladh na ciste-ulaidh seo gun gabh thu fhèin agus a' chlann còmhla ris am bi thu ag obair ceum a-steach a shaoghal mìorbhaileach a' chiùil. Le bhith ag obair tro na seiseanan bidh thu ag ionnsachadh còmhla ris a' chloinn agus gheibh thu misneachd mar stiùiriche ciùil.

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Article from the Holyrood magazine with contributions from Wilson McLeod and Donalda McPhail (Sgoil Gàidhlig Ghlaschu).

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Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu (SGG) is currently the biggest provider of Gaelic-medium education (GME) in Scotland and the only end-to-end Gaelic school delivering nursery, primary and secondary education through the medium of Gaelic. McComb has more than 30 years' experience in Gaelic-medium teaching, which began in Glasgow and Inverness in 1985 with 24 pupils, and now sees around 5,600 children being educated in Gaelic in 13 local authority areas.

In that time, the profile of the pupils has changed significantly, from most being the children of Gaelic speakers to now a majority of children coming from non-Gaelic-speaking households.

This in itself presents challenges. At one end, some children arrive at school having been exposed to Gaelic at home and been through croileagan (Gaelic toddler group) and sgoil àraich (nursery), while others have not heard a word of Gaelic before they start.

This year, SGG is piloting two separate classes, one for children with a background in Gaelic and another for those with no Gaelic. The school has also brought in play-based learning in primary one, because the school was finding that some children "weren't ready for that more formal side of things".

This is already used in Bun-Sgoil Taobh na Pàirce in Edinburgh. Anne MacPhail, headteacher there, says the play-based approach works well because it means the teachers have opportunities to take small groups of children, work with them and encourage them to "become confident in trying Gaelic".

Gaelic-medium education is considered a success story and the benefits of it, and its encouragement of bilingual competency in general, have been well publicised. Research shows it provides improved cognitive development and pupils going through GME perform at least as well, if not better, in English than their monolingual peers. Academically, for example, Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu has the highest attainment in the city, with around half of sixth years achieving five or more Highers.

There are plans to expand GME as part of a drive to secure the future of the language. The Scottish Government's Gaelic language plan aims to double the intake into GME primary to 800 and increase the range of subjects taught in Gaelic at secondary, while expansion of GME has been among Bòrd na Gàidhlig's key priorities in successive national Gaelic language plans.

But there are serious challenges. Firstly, in achieving the aim of Gaelic-medium education creating a new generation of Gaelic speakers - with much of the focus of discourse around GME levels of attainment in general, particularly in English, rather than on levels of attainment in Gaelic - and secondly, the needs that go with the planned expansion, given a serious shortage of Gaelic teachers and other resources to meet existing and future demand.

"There's definitely a tension between those two things," says Professor Wilson McLeod of the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh, on the issue of selling GME for its high educational attainment versus the purpose of producing a new generation of Gaelic speakers, noting that research suggests that parents put their children in GME for a "mix of reasons".

"People are bringing lots of angles there. But very often there's a feeling that Gaelic, it's a good education, it's a strong and positive parent community. There's a lot of - it's an anecdotal finding, I think, but it comes through strongly in the research - that kids in Gaelic medium have a self-confidence to them and a positive outlook and so on.

"And these are all things that are highly valued, but they don't necessarily connect to language use, language transmission, a high degree of fluency and ability in Gaelic, so there are tensions between these motivations."

McComb says that she would expect pupils to be "quite fluent in their conversations" by about primary four or five. She adds that "by primary seven, they'll confidently stand up and use their Gaelic in various assemblies and things like that and then there's a period of time in the secondary when they just don't want to, second year, I think, mostly, but then they come back to it again as they progress to the senior phase.

"But it has to be said that the accent that they have here is a Glasgow accent, a Gaelic Glasgow accent, and you can tell that they are learners, but equally, though, some of them are able to use the vocabulary in a fluent fashion that would be comparable with people from the islands."

The focus on much of the academic research, like the promotion of GME, has been on the advantages of bilingualism, rather than on the level of attainment or use of Gaelic itself.

"I think it's probably true that for a long time there's been a concern about the fluency levels and ability levels coming in," says McLeod.

"But this is very much in line with international research on bilingual education that particularly for children who aren't connected to a language community in terms of daily contact and use, that they tend to have strong skills in some areas, particularly what we call receptive skills, so reading and listening as opposed to speaking and writing.

"And those kind of patterns would tend to, I think, come through in Gaelic-medium education, although we need a lot more research on that."

Children in GME tend not to use Gaelic among themselves or in many contexts outside the classroom and international research on immersion suggests that they will not become fully fluent speakers by immersion alone, without some form of home or community use.

McComb says she tells parents they must provide other contexts outside of school for children to hear Gaelic.

"We say to parents, we're a great school, great opportunities for your child, but you need to normalise the language. It can't just be seen as a school thing. You've got to expose them to as much as you can outside of school. So if you're making a commitment here...

"And what we're finding is... you can tell the children who are not getting anything outside of school. And that in itself will be a challenge as they move through, and when they leave primary and into the secondary where there's more terminology and the specific language for the specific subjects there."

"It is very much about the whole family engaging with the language," says MacPhail.

"There's strong evidence for a long time that children in Gaelic medium education don't make active use in informal contexts," says McLeod.

"One of the things that's more difficult, and this is where it gets difficult in educational terms, is the idea of being linguistically equipped to do it, that the language of the classroom is not the language that you would necessarily use to play with your friends, whether in terms of being colloquial, all sorts of different ranges of use, so building up these contexts for social use of the language is very important, and there aren't nearly enough of them.

"There's some very good initiatives going. Recently, there's been a big upgrade of sport provision in Gaelic, particularly outdoor activities, skiing and canyoneering, coasteering, all these kinds of things, but it would need to be rolled out on a much greater scale to really make a big, big difference."

Despite the talk of prioritising GME, current relevant legislation is actually fairly weak. There is no entitlement to pre-school education in Gaelic, which gives schools a challenge and misses an opportunity for early exposure to the language in a play-based environment.

Although many Gaelic schools and units do have a nursery, no transport is provided and it is not a full day service so parents need to be available to take their children there, possibly travelling long distances, and pick them up from morning or afternoon slots.

At primary level, despite the SNP commitment to "new legal rights" to GME in its 2016 manifesto, under the 2016 Education Act the onus is still on parents to request it and prove there is enough demand, rather than a duty on councils to offer it as a matter of right.

Major councils including Dundee and Fife provide no GME, despite Fife estimating that it has five per cent of the Gaelic speakers in Scotland, and last year East Renfrewshire Council refused to carry out a full assessment following a request from 49 families for a Gaelic-medium unit or school, claiming there was not enough demand.

Bòrd na Gàidhlig points out that in some areas, Gaelic education is being provided by transporting pupils to other council areas and in others, they are "developing the demand" but are at an "earlier stage", beginning with voluntary early years provision.

Highland Council currently leads the way on numbers of schools with Gaelic-medium provision, with three standalone Gaelic medium primary schools - the latest, purpose-built Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh in Portree opened in March this year - and Gaelic-medium units across the region.

Glasgow has two dedicated Gaelic-medium primaries, a third in the pipeline and the only Gaelic medium secondary, while Edinburgh has one Gaelic-medium primary and further expansion planned. There are seven Gaelic medium units in Argyll and Bute, as well as a number of others in schools across Scotland.

Comhairle an Eilean Siar has Gaelic medium units across the islands and some form of Gaelic teaching at 20 of its 22 schools, but despite 52.2 per cent of the population speaking Gaelic according to the last census in 2011 and 59.3 per cent of all the Gaelic speakers in the country living there, it still has no fully Gaelic-medium primary or secondary schools.

But councils can change their tune dramatically. In Edinburgh, the council has moved from being very resistant to providing GME in the city to offering a proactive strategy for expansion. A second Gaelic-medium primary is planned for 2023 and a Gaelic secondary for 2025, with an expansion of secondary education in the meantime as part of the move towards these objectives.

The city's Gaelic-medium champion, Councillor Alison Dickie, explains the change: "When I took over in January as Gaelic champion, it was clear there was quite a number of issues and there probably wasn't that kind of positive can-do attitude. So one of the turning points as well was starting to pull people together to work on a long-term strategy, to actually recognise it's a right; it's a right for a young person, for a family, and that's why we're trying to embed across the city is children's rights for that Gaelic-medium education and the duty of the council to provide that."

There is also currently no right to secondary education provision through the medium of Gaelic, even where children have gone through primary GME, and secondary-level GME is limited - often the only subject offered at secondary level is Gaelic itself, which affects children's ongoing language skills and fluency.

McLeod says: "The underdevelopment of secondary education has been a huge problem for a long time because the proportion of education delivered through Gaelic at secondary really tails off, and even at secondary it tends to be what provision there is heavily concentrated in the early years, so secondary one and two and then it really tails off.

"And this has a huge problem for... two different things: it's language attrition, that the children don't get opportunities to use their language and keep it going, but it's also a lack of language development.

"A monolingual English child who is 12 doesn't speak like the one who is 17 in terms of vocabulary, expression, sophistication of expression and so forth. So instead of being on a trajectory of improvement, you're actually slipping back, and that's been a huge problem everywhere."

Despite the Gaelic secondary in Glasgow having been going for 12 years, only around 70 per cent of the curriculum is delivered through the medium of Gaelic. Staffing is "still a challenge", both at primary and secondary level, says McComb.

McComb mentions that she is "fortunate" that in sciences she has three biology teachers and a physics teacher who speak Gaelic, but for other subjects, it's been impossible to recruit Gaelic-speaking teachers.

"There are subjects as well you wouldn't believe we are short of: history, geography teachers through the medium of Gaelic... In all the years that we've had students coming through, we haven't had a geographer. And that's a worry, because that's one of the subjects that they can sit their exam in Gaelic."

McComb would like to offer modern studies on the curriculum, but can't because she's been unable to recruit a Gaelic-speaking teacher. She says she would not have been able to open the secondary without Gaelic-speaking teachers who can teach two subjects, such as a maths teacher who also did computing, an English and drama teacher and others who could teach both history and RE.

The school is supporting existing teachers to qualify to teach other subjects, such as a biology teacher who's doing her additional qualification to be able to teach chemistry and another teacher who was a technical teacher who also wanted to do art.

It's when the subject choices narrow in senior school that it becomes most challenging, McComb says. And at the moment, Gaelic-medium Higher exams only exist in maths, history, geography and Gaelic, so for all other subjects, even if a Gaelic-speaking teacher can be found, the coursework and exam will be in English.

"The model we have is that the whole curriculum is delivered through the medium of Gaelic, right through to P7, but currently we are not able to do that because we do not have enough Gaelic-speaking teachers," says MacPhail.

Teaching materials in Gaelic can also be a challenge, with teachers often having to find English materials and translate them themselves. MacPhail says it's an "extra challenge", while McComb says there's "definitely an extra workload to being a Gaelic teacher".

Even more challenging is finding cover if a teacher is off sick or leaves, particularly mid-year. This involves some "creativity" in moving Gaelic-speaking staff round to cover essentials because they can't use an English-speaking supply teacher in the early years.

Lack of Gaelic-medium teachers is "a huge, huge problem and not really one that's being cracked", says McLeod. "A lot has been said about various things having been done. I don't think remotely enough has been done to crack that situation. A great deal more could be done. But anything more that could be done would be both expensive and politically unpopular, so that's why it hasn't happened."

Some work is now being undertaken, somewhat belatedly to address the issue. There are bursaries offered through Bòrd na Gàidhlig, but they are only £1,500 plus help with course fees up to £3,740, or £6,000 for those already working, compared to a recent announcement of £20,000 for new STEM teachers.

Bòrd na Gàidhlig chief executive Shona NicIllinein tells Holyrood the board asked for similar investment to support Gaelic medium, but the response was that the STEM investment would equally support Gaelic-medium STEM.

"We would like to have a bigger budget, or we would like to see the Scottish Government having a budget, which develops that principle of where there is a recognised shortage, there's different mechanisms put in place," she says.

In August, John Swinney pulled together a group of representatives from key bodies that have Gaelic language plans, including some councils, funding councils, skills and teaching bodies and Bòrd na Gàidhlig, and tasked them with creating "a faster rate of progress" for Gaelic. This included taking five workstreams forward, with GTCS and the funding councils taking forward a workstream on teacher recruitment. In its most recent magazine, GTCS asked for suggestions on recruiting more Gaelic medium teachers.

To make a real difference, though, substantial amounts of funding are clearly required. McLeod mentions measures that could have a real impact on the supply of Gaelic teachers, but they would be very controversial.

"[I]n Wales and Ireland... Welsh and Irish are taught as core elements of the primary curriculum. You cannot be a qualified, certified primary teacher without an ability to teach Welsh and Irish. You can't become registered. So we could introduce that system in Scotland.

"We couldn't do it next year, we could do it in ten years, but it would require a hell of a lot of investment in terms of the language education. They did it in the Basque country. They moved from a situation where there was no Basque-medium education to now it's up around 75-80 per cent, but it took a huge amount of investment and political commitment and that's been very clearly lacking here," he says.

Work to increase the number of Gaelic-medium teachers includes a course, Gaelic Immersion for Teachers (GIFT), which is being delivered by Strathclyde University. Every year they take up to eight existing teachers out of school for a year to be retrained in Gaelic. However, it's an expensive programme to run because those teachers have to be paid for their time, they're drawing a teacher's salary while thye take the course and somebody is filling in for them while they're away. Assuming a £40,000 salary each, that's around £320,000, on top of the cost of running the course itself.

McLeod adds that the problem with the GIFT programme is it only caters for intermediate speakers who already have a good level of Gaelic to take them up to a higher level and there "just aren't that many people out there".

"There would be plenty of people who would be willing to start from scratch, but you would need to take the Basque approach, they'd be out of school for three years. So let's just say, for the sake of argument, that's the better part of £150,000 per teacher for [the] three years. When people in the tabloid newspapers moan about really quite trivial bits of expenditure [on Gaelic], that would be completely off the chart!"

Other measures such as golden hellos for teaching in Gaelic medium would also cost money and be politically unpopular, but McLeod suggests it is a matter of priorities.

"[O]ften I feel that things like the Gaelic teacher shortage, they're talked about the same way we talk about the weather, it's a just a fact of nature and the laws of physics. It's not, it's about political choices.

"And I'm not saying I don't understand where John Swinney is coming from in terms of his relative prioritisation of Gaelic-medium education, but it is about political choices and Gaelic is not considered very politically important."

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Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu (SGG) is currently the biggest provider of Gaelic-medium education (GME) in Scotland and the only end-to-end Gaelic school delivering nursery, primary and secondary education through the medium of Gaelic. McComb has more than 30 years' experience in Gaelic-medium teaching, which began in Glasgow and Inverness in 1985 with 24 pupils, and now sees around 5,600 children being educated in Gaelic in 13 local authority areas.

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Selection of resources produced by teachers and managed by Stòrlann

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Seo Sibh at Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig: Home

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Tha an timcheallan a' sealltainn nithean a chaidh a chur ris an stòr bho chionn ghoirid. Thoir sùil timcheall feuch dè lorgas tu!

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This is a collection of engaging new short stories from new writers such as Karen Mackinnon and David Martin, and from experienced writers such as Donald John MacIver.

These stories will take the reader on a journey from despair to hope, from Scotland to Haiti, and from gloominess to happiness.

The stories explore different aspects of life, the tiny details and the big questions.

There is a strong blend of realism and magic in this collection. From the very beginning the reader feels Naomi’s fear or Lee’s loneliness, but there is also humour and hope in the important questions the characters have.

This collection handles complex, weighty subjects in a way which is appealing and appropriate, and perfect for young folk.

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Mealladh - Sgeulachdan Goirid Ùra (Mealladh - A collection of new short stories\\\\\\\\\0

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S e taghadh de sgeulachdan goirid ùra, tarraingeach a tha seo bho sgrìobhadairean ùra mar Caron NicFhionghain agus Daibhidh Màrtainn, agus bho sgrìobhadairean eòlach mar Dòmhnall Iain MacÌomhair.

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The Home Economics resource is a collection of units which will help pupils to learn about the subject through the medium of Gaelic.

The collection encourages an interest in health and wellbeing, creativity, and a care for the environment and the content was written by a panel of Home Economics teachers in collaboration with Stòrlann.

All the units are also available for download below.

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Stòrlann - Eaconamas Dachaigh - Home Economics

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Stòrlann - Eaconamas Dachaigh - Home Economics - Gaelic

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Cognitive effects of language learning - implications for small & indigenous languages

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Cognitive effects of language learning - implications for small & indigenous languages

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Presentation for Polyglot conference by Thomas Bak

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Cognitive effects of language learning: implications for smaller and indigenous languages - Healthy Linguistic Diet

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About the author Dr. Bak is Reader in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, clinical research fellow in the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and Co-Director of Bilingualism Matters. He is also the strand leader of Strand 6 ("Multilingualism, cognition, health and wellbeing") of the AHRC Project "Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies" (MEITS).

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Promotional video for GME

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These Gaelic words, idioms and sayings were collected from Jessie Hume Robertson (1911 - 2002) over 20 years ago. Raised in Ferindonald in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, Seasaidh Eòghainn Chrùbaich, as she was known locally, graduated in Gaelic, English and Latin from Glasgow University. Farquhar Maclennan of Raasay has kindly recorded these expressions so that learners and native speakers alike can hear and learn the beautiful expressive Gaelic of a generation that has now all but gone.

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These Gaelic words, idioms and sayings were collected from Jessie Hume Robertson (1911 - 2002) over 20 years ago. Raised in Ferindonald in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, Seasaidh Eòghainn Chrùbaich, as she was known locally, graduated in Gaelic, English and Latin from Glasgow University. Farquhar Maclennan of Raasay has kindly recorded these expressions so that learners and native speakers alike can hear and learn the beautiful expressive Gaelic of a generation that has now all but gone.

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Memorial lecture

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Tha sinn air leth urramaichte aig Dàna a bhith a' faighinn a' chothruim an teacsa slàn on a' chiad òraid chuimhneachaidh Iain MhicLeòid fhoillseachadh. Air a thoirt seachad le Ceit Fhoirbeis BPA air 24 am Faoilleach aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, thug i iomradh air dìleab Iain agus air na dh'fheumas sinn mar choimhearsnachd airson ar sluagh a dhùsgadh.
Mòran taing - 'S e fìor urram a th' ann a bhith a' còmhla ribh an-diugh, agus a' toirt seachad a' chiad oraid chuimhneachaidh Iain MhicLeòid, an seo ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann - ceud mìle taing dhan Chomunn Ghàidhealach, tha mi fada nur comainn agus tha mi 'n dòchas gun toir na h-òraidean seo - an òraid a-nochd agus na òraidean 's na bliadhnaichean a tha romhainn - spionnadh agus neart gu luchd-labhairt na Gàidhlig, ge bi dè aois a tha iad, no dè cho fileanta 's a tha an cuid Ghàidhlig, no far a bheil iad a' fuireach.

Tha pàirt air leth cudromach agaibh uile - tha dìleab prìseil againn, is le dìleab, tha dleastanas oirnn cuideachd agus 's e an dìleab againn agus an dleastanas tha oirnn cuspair na h-òraid agam a-nochd.

'S ann mar chuimhneachain air Iain MacLeòid - Iain Dhonnachaidh Iain a' Chocair Carlabhaigh - a nì mi an òraid seo.

Bha lèirsinn is dìlse aig Iain MacLeòid dhan a' Ghàidhlig a bha ionmholta.

Bha e an dà chuid ionadail agus naiseanta, ag iomairt sna bailtean mòra agus ann an sgìrean le sluagh beag agus gu dearbh bha e pearsanta agus poblach, a' tuigsinn am feum a bha ann a bhith ag obair san dà roinn sin leis a' Ghàidhlig, san dachaigh agus ann am beatha poblach na dùthcha.

Dh'obraich e gun sgìths airson fàs na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann - chuir e taic ris a' Mhòd sa bhaile agus bhiodh e ag eadar-theangachadh no a' stiùireadh choinneamhan phàrantan.

'S e neach-iomairt èifeachdach a bh' ann aig ìre nàiseanta, a' cur a-steach ath-chuingean dhan Phàrlamaid agus a' dol an sàs ann an co-choimhearlachaidhean nàiseanta mun a' Ghàidhlig.

Ach ged a bha e riamh cho lasanta mu fhàs na Gàidhlig sna bailtean mòra, bha e ceart cho dealasach mu chòr na Gàidhlig sa Ghàidhealtachd thraidseanta.

Anns na h-òraidean fosglaidh a rinneadh e aig a' Mhòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail, bhiodh e tric a' toirt luaidh air cho cudromach 's a bha e cleachdadh na Gàidhlig àrdachadh sna sgìrean dùthchasach. Bha fios aige gum biodh an dà àite a' tarraing neart a chèile.

Mar a thuirt mi roimhe, bha a lèirsinn ionadail agus nàiseanta, bha e beò sa bhaile mhòr agus sa bhaile bheag, ann an Taigh Mòr Dhùn Èideann agus taigh-cèilidh Charlabhaigh, agus tha sinn ri chèile mar shluagh ag ionndrainn a dhealas daingeann, leathann, buan.

Thachair mi ri Iain MacLeoid cho luath 's chaidh mo thaghadh ann an dà mhìle 's a sia deug.

Goirid as dèidh an taghaidh, thòisich mi mar chathraiche buidheann thar-phàrtaidh na Gàidhlig sa Phàrlamaid, agus bha Iain airson bruidhinn rium mu na h-iomairtean anns an robh e an sàs agus na beachdan aige air ciamar a b' urrainn dhan bhuidheann sin a' Ghàidhlig a neartachadh agus a leasachadh.

Cha robh e, is cha robh e riamh, riaraichte leis an adhartas a thaobh na Gàidhlig. Bha e mothachail mu na dùbhlan is na duilgheadasan, ach an àite a bhith a' caoidh is a' caoineadh mu staid na Gàidhlig, bhiodh e a' cur an gnìomh iomadh iomairt agus pròiseact a rinn feum mòr dhar cànan.

Bha e eòlach air na feumalachdan sònraichte aig gach ceàrn de shaoghal na Gàidhlig, agus tha sin follaiseach anns gach dreuchd a bh' aige.

Bha e an sàs ann an Comann nam Pàrant mar chathraiche, bha e na bhall air bòrd Comunn na Gàidhlig agus Bòrd na Gàidhlig fhèin agus mu dheireadh thall bha e na cheann-suidhe air a' Chomunn Ghàidhealach.

Choilean e an dreuchd seo le urram, le spèis agus le deagh ghean - a' toirt cliù agus inbhe dhan chànan a h-uile cothrom a gheibheadh e.

Bha e, gun teagamh sam bith, na shàr Ghàidheal, agus bha seo ga aithneachadh leis an dearbh dhuais bho Cholaiste Ghàidhlig na h-Alba, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, ann an dà mhìle 's a seachd deug.

Bha creideamh làidir aige, agus thuirt a cho-ogha dhomh an-diugh fhein gu robh Salm 15 a' sumadh suas an seòrsa duine a bh`ann an Iain.

"A Thighearna, cò a dh'fhanas ann ad phàillean?

Cò a chòmhnaicheas air do shliabh naomh?

Esan a ghluaiseas gu h‑ionraic, agus a nì ceartas,

agus a labhras an fhìrinn na chridhe".

Ged a bha e caran sochaireach a thaobh a bhith bruidhinn mu nithean spioradail bhitheadh e a' cur a-mach na loidhne gu math tric aig seirbhisean Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Eideann `s bha a charactar `s a chaitheamh beatha glè mhòr a-rèir na fìrinne.

Bha e na shàr eiseimpleir den fhirinn a bh'aig Seumas:

"Dè a' bhuannachd a th' ann, mo bhràithrean, ma tha neach ag ràdh gu bheil creideamh aige, ach às aonais obraichean. An urrainn creideamh a shàbhaladh?"

Agus sin mar a bha na h-obraichean aige - bha e ag obair gun sgur as leth na Gàidhlig fad a bheatha a' tuigsinn gum feumadh Gaidhlig a bhith na rud beò, fìor agus fallain. Sin an dileab a dh'fhàg e dhuinn.

Agus shaoil mise gum biodh seo freagarrach dhomh mar bhun-stèidh airson a' chiad oraid na chuimhne. Dè na h-obraichean a tha dhith oirnn gus ar cànan a chumail beò, fìor agus fallainn? - gu h-àraidh a measg dhaoine òga?

Ciamar a bhios sinne gan dùsgadh dhan dileab phriseil a th' aca agus an dileab aca fhein a dhèanamh dhaibhsan a thig às an dèidh cuideachd?

Anns an ùine ro ghoirid a bha mise fortanach eòlas a chur air, bha aire Iain gu mòr air feuchainn ri inbhe UNESCO fhaighinn airson cultar, dualchas agus seann nòs nan Gàidheal.

Chan fhaca e seo a' tighinn gu buil ach chanainn-sa leis gu bheil bliadhna eadar-nàiseanta nan cànanan tùsanach aig UNESCO ann am-bliadhna gu bheil an cothrom againne còmhraidhean a chumail as ùr ri ar coimhearsnachdan mun dileab phriseil a dh'fheumas sinne glèidheadh còmhla.

Bhiodh inbhe UNESCO a' ciallachadh gum bi inbhe "intangible cultural heritage" aig a' Ghàidhlig agus tha sin a' ciallachadh gum bi dòigh eile ann ar cànan , ceòl agus dualchas a dhìon airson an ath-ghinealaich.

Ged a dh'fhuiling a' Ghàidhlig iomadach buille chruaidh anns na bliadhnaichean a dh'fhalbh - tha i beò fhathast agus ag ùrachadh mar chànan sam bith eile agus bheireadh inbhe UNESCO taic ris an amas againn a bhith a' leasachadh na Gàidhlig agus ga neartachadh airson an àm ri teachd.

Airson daoine oga, tha a' Ghàidhlig a' toirt dhuinn tuigse nas coileanta air ar n-eachdraidh is ar cultar, agus dealbh nas soilleire air na tha romhainn.

Tha beartas a' chanain a' cur dath air ar tìr, a' cur an cèill ar n-àrainneachd agus a' soillearachadh ar dualchas, a' fosgladh doras gu sealladh eile air ar saoghal - tha e na dhleastanas dhuinn uile mar dhaoine fa leth a bhith ga dìon.

Ach cha d'fhiach a h-uile rud a seo agus òigridh a' fàs suas, gun fhios mu luach a' chànain, gun tuigse air mar a tha an cànan sin cudromach dhaibh fhèin agus gun chothroman aca an canan cleachdadh mar chànan laitheil.

Nam bheachdsa, agus ann am beachd Iain Mhicleoid, chanainn, cha bhiodh ann an inbhe UNESCO ach na fhìor thoiseach tòiseachaidh airson strì na Gàidhlig a chur air bun-stèidh na bu sheasmhaiche oir cha bu chòir dhuinn a bhith a' dèiligeadh ris a' Ghàidhlig mar rudeigin ann an taigh-tasgaidh.

Tha a' Ghàidhlig ceart cho domhainn ris a' Bheurla - ach ciamar a bhios sinn a' cuideachadh dhaoine òga a bhith a' dol air adhart leis a' chànan mar rudeigin beò, fìor is fallain nan beatha làitheil? - ga cleachdadh air an raon spòrs, anns an eaglais, san taigh-òsta, ann an ceòl, anns na-òrain agus eadar na h-òrain - rudan àbhaisteach, laitheil agus cumanta?

Tro bhith a' dèanamh nan gnìomhan beaga seo bidh sinn a' toirt urram dhan h-uile rud a thàinig romhainn - feumaidh sinn bruidhinn ri chèile mar Ghàidheil.

Agus tha sin gam thoirt dhan ath cheum, mar a bha Iain a' gabhail uallach airson na h-òigridh agus ag obair gun sgur gus am brosnachadh.

Nach eil e iongantach gur e an nighean aige fhèin, Màiri, a thug dha a' bheachd agus a' mhisneachd a bhith ag ath-thoiseachadh Mòd Dhùn Èideann agus a dhol an-sàs anns a' Chomunn Ghàidhealach nuair a choisinn i duais mar nighean bheag aig Mòd Chataibh ann an naoi ceud deug naochad sa còig?

Dìreach smaoinichibh air a h-uile rud math a thàinig ri linn an tachartais àbhaistich, làitheil sin le neach òg.

Canaidh iad "na chì na big, nì na big", ach an turas seo gu dearbh, na chunnaic am mòr, a rinn am mòr.

'S e an cuimhne as motha a bhios agam air Iain gu robh esan airson gun dèanainn-sa, cuideigin og, rudeigin mu dheidhinn inbhe UNESCO agus Gàidhlig 'san fharsaingeachd.

Bha an earbsa agus an creideamh sin a' ciallachadh tòrr dhomh - ged a bha sinn gu math eadar-dhealaichte ann an iomadh dòigh - a thaobh aois, a thaobh ìre na Gàidhlig agus a thaobh eòlas air saoghal na Gàidhlig.

Thogadh esan ann an Carlabhagh, ann an coimhearsnachd làidir Ghàidhlig agus ged a chaidh e a Dhùn Eideann aig aois gu math òg airson a bhith na phoileas, bha e fhathast cho Gàidhealach gu smior - cha mhor leth-cheud bliadhna às dèidh dha Eilean Fraoich fhàgail.

Mise - càit an tòisich mi?

Uill, le ainm mar Forbes tha mi gu math ceangailte ri siorrachd Inbhir Nis agus Strath Narainn ach, ged a chaidh mi gu bunsgoil Gàidhlig ann an Glaschu airson greis fhuair mi tòrr de m'arach òg anns na h-Innseachan. 'S e Gàidhlig a' Phunjab a th'agam!

Ach ghabh Iain rium mar Ghàidheil air sgàth 's gun robh tuigse aige gum feumadh òigridh a bhith aig teis-mheadhain strì na Gàidhlig san àm ri teachd.

Mar a thuirt duine no dithis dhomh, anns na seasgadan agus na seachdadan, airson daoine a chaidh an togail ann an coimhearsnachdan Gàidhlig, cha robh dàil aca gum biodh Gàidhlig - agus an cultar Gàidhealach - ann an cunnart sna bliadhnaichean a bha romhpa.

Ach sin far a bheil sinn, tha sinn ann an saoghal caochlaideach agus tha cleachdadh na Gàidhlig anns na coimhearsnachdan sin air fàs lapach, gu h-àraidh eadar na ginealaichean.

Ach fhathast, ged a tha na h-àireamhan air a dhol sios, tha sinn fhathast nas seasmhaiche na tòrr mion-chànain eile - tha fhathast còrr is leth-cheud mìle luchd-labhairt againne.

Ach cia mheud dhiubh a bhios a' cur gu feum an cànan gach latha agus ciamar an urrain dhuinn am brosnachadh agus an cuideachadh gus sin a dhèanamh nas trice?

Gu h-araid, na ceudan de dhaoine, cuid a tha a fàs suas gu bhith da fhichead bliadhna a dh'aois, a thainig tro Fhoghlam tro mheadhan na Gaidhlig. Dè tha gan cumail air ais? Dè tha a' cur bacadh orra? Ciamar a ghlèidheas iad sa chànan? Ciamar a stiùireas iad dhachaigh?

Innsidh mi dhut an sgeulachd agamsa, cuideigin òg a ghabh an cuairt sin.

Bidh daoine a' faighneach carson a bha mi ag iarraidh a bhith nam bhall parlamaid Albannach.

An e gu robh mi ag iarraidh an t-aite gam bhuineas mi a thoirt air adhart?

Air neo saorsa fhaighinn do dh'Alba?

Air neo gur toil leàm fuaim mo ghuth fhèin a chluinntinn? Uill tha na rudan sin uile fior!

Ach a-nochd, innisidh mi dhuibh an fhìrinn cheart. Nuair a thill mi as na h-Innseachan le mo chuid Ghaidhlig Phunjabi, bha mi fortanach a dhol gu dà ard-sgoil le roinnean Gàidhlig ionmholta - Acadamaidh Dhrochaid an Easbaig, agus Acadamaidh Inbhir Pheofharain.

Agus anns an dà sgoil, fhuair mi an cothrom deasbad nàiseanta nan àrd sgoiltean a dhèanamh.

A chiad bhliadhna aig Acadamaidh Dhrochaid an Easbuig còmhla ri mo charaid Eilidh, bhuannaich sinn gach cuairt ann an Steornabhagh agus bha sinn anns an semi-final ann an Glaschu agus dòchasach faighinn gu Pàrlamaid na h-Alba an ath-oidhche.

Ach bha beachdan eile aig na britheamhan! Ailean Caimbeul nam measg (Ceann-suidhe a' Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich a thug fiathachadh dhomh a-nochd!) agus feumaidh mi radh gun robh mi cho duilich nach d'fhuair mi an cothrom deasbad sa phàrlamaid - bha mi uile gu lèir troimh-cheile.

Nise, bha e neònach ach 's e an sgioba a rinn an gnothach orm an oidhche siud à Acadamaidh Inbhir Pheofharain.

Mar sin bha e caran annasach nuair a fhuair mi mi-fhèin an ath-bhliadhna nam sgoilear anns an sgoil sin nuair a ghluais mo theaghlach gu tuath.

Bha mi gu math soilleir gu robh seo na chothrom eile a dhol dhan phàrlamaid agus an deasbad a bhuannachadh!

Nach mi bha dòchasach a' dol a-steach dha na cuairtean dearbhaidh ann an Inbhir Nis.

Ach dè thachair ach chaidh an gnothach a dhèanamh orm sa chiad chuairt an turas seo!

Oh bha mi cho fiadhach - agus Ailean Caimbeul as coireach a-rithist!

Ma 's e an tàmailt a dh'fhuiling Mairi Mhòr ann an Inbhir Nis a thug a bàrdachd beò, 's e an tamailt a dh'fhuiling Ceiteag Òg a bhrosnaich mi an cothrom deasbad sa phàrlamaid aon latha brèagha air coireigin.

Thug e deich bliadhna dhomh ach mar a chanas iad ruigidh each mall muilinn!

Ach gu mì-fhortanach agus 's dòcha seo mar a tha deugairean co-dhiu, chaill mi mo mhisneachd a thaobh mo chuid Gaidhlig goirid as dèidh seo a chionns gu robh mi a' fàs suas ann an coimhearsnachd far nach robh daoine aig an robh Gaidhlig ga cur gu feum - sean is og.

Agus lorg mi mi-fhein a'smaoineachadh dè feum a th'ann a bhith a' bruidhinn Gàidhlig mura h-eil an fheadhainn aig a bheil Gàidhlig bho thùs ga cleachdadh?

Agus saoilidh mi gu bheil moran deugairean a faireachdainn an aon rud bhon a bhith a bhruidhinn riutha.

Tha iad toilichte leis an fhoghlam aca, tha iad pròiseil gu bheil Gàidhlig aca, ach 's gann gum bi iad ga bruidhinn air sgàth 's nach bi daoine nas sine a' bruidhinn riutha.

Chan eil e idir air sgàth 's gu bheil daoine leisg, no coma, no fiù 's an aghaidh a' chànan aca fhèin ach air sgàth 's gu bheil eachdraidh dhuilich, thoinnte aig a' chànan againne, a tha air dileab de sgaradh agus cròn cultarail fhàgail aig na daoine.

Mar a sheinn Runrig san òran chumhachdail ud An Toll Dubh, a' samhlachadh a' Ghàidheil mar phriosanach

"Tha an Gàidheal na leabaidh, tha an Gàidheal na shuain, le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain, le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain."

Gun teagamh, tha sinne, sluagh na gaidhlig, a' fulang leis an dileab sin gach latha, ged nach eil mòran a' tuigsinn gu bheil iad ga fulang agus air an leòn, agus feumaidh sinn na leòintean sin a shlànachadh tro chòmhradh, tro ghnìomhan agus gu dearbh, tro ghràdh.

Feumaidh sinn ar càirdean agus caraidean a dhùsgadh.

'S e an storas as priseile a tha againn na daoine, agus mar dhaoine fa leth feumaidh sinn a dhol a-mach dhan t-saoghal agus na sgeulachdan aig daoine eile le Gaidhlig a chluinntinn, a thuigsinn agus a sgaoileadh.

Cha bhi seo furasta, ach tro bhith a' tighinn ri chèile mar dhaoine, seach mar bhuidhnean mòra no "iomairtean" no pròiseactan ach mar shluagh a thig fàs agus neart ùr a tha beò, fìor agus fallainn.

Feumaidh sinn deagh sgeulachd na Gàidhlig innse, oir 's e sgeulachd na Gaidhlig ar sgeulachd fhèin.

Agus mar tè òg, tha fios agam gu bheil tòrr cothroman againn a thaobh a Gàidhlig - barrachd, ann an dòigh, na bha aig ginealach sam bith eile.

Cothroman a thaobh obair, sgoil, na meadhanan.

An uiridh, 'b e Bliadhna na h-òigridh a bh'ann, agus gun teagamh tha na h-òigridh ann an Alba, is na h-òigridh aig a bheil Gàidhlig, a' dearbhadh gu bheil ceòl, cultar agus coimhearsnachdan Gàidhealach fhathast beò.

Agus tha buannachdan ann airson luchd na Beurla cuideachd.

Tha rannsachadh Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd a' sealltainn gu bheil luach ceud's a ceathrad 's h-ochd puing a choig million not (£148.5m) anns a' Ghàidhlig do dh'eaconamaidh na h-Alba gach bliadhna. Tha sin mìorbhaileach.

An uiridh, chuir Port Rìgh san sgìre agam fhèin fàilte chridheil air an t-siathamh sgoil Ghàidhlig ùr ann an Alba.

Air sgath 's gu bheil Achd na Gàidhlig, agus planaichean Gàidhlig ann, tha na h-àireamhan de luchd-òigridh a' dèanamh foghlam tro mheadhan a Gàidhlig a' fàs gach latha.

Anns an sgìre agam fhèin, tha sinn a' faicinn ath-bheothachadh ann an iomadh dòigh - le na fèisean, na h-iomairtean Gàidhlig, sgoiltean Ghàidhlig, ionadan Gàidhlig, ceòl Ghàidhealach!

Ach 's e an amas as cudromaiche Gàidhlig a neartachadh airson gum bi barrachd dhaoine a' cleachdadh na Gàidhlig san taigh, san sgoil agus san obair.

Tha ceist ann an diugh airson na daoine òga:

"Gur truagh a' Ghàidhlig bhi 'na cas

O'n dh'fhalbh na Gàidheil a bh 'againn

A ghineil òig tha tighinn 'nan ait'

O togaibh suas a bratach"

Thàinig dìleab thugainn - am bi dìleab bhuainn?

'S e ginealach eile a sheas ri càs na h-eachdraidh gus am bratach ud a chumail an àird a dh'aindeoin gach buille is slaic, gach stuagh is gach stoirm.

Tha an ginealach agamsa air buannachdan fhaighinn agus a-nis dè nì sinn leis an dìleab a dh'fhàg iad againn?

Ciamar a bhios sinn a' dùsgadh nan Gàidheal?

Mar a thuirt mi an-uiridh aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, tha sinne, an fheadhainn a fhuair buannachd bhon obair chruaidh agus àrd-amasan aig ginealach eile, a-nis nar tidsearan, nar luchd-poileataigs, nar luchd sgoilearachd, nar luchd-ciùil, nar sgrìobhadairean agus iomadh rud eile, agus tha dleastanas oirnn: dè ni sinn?

Sgriobh Julie Fowlis sa phàipear naidheachd aig an deireadh sheachdainn gur e an ginealaich againn a bhios anns a' ghinealach aig am bi an cothrom a' Ghàidhlig a shàbhaladh neo a' Ghàidhlig a dhiochuimhneachadh.

'S e cùis air leth cudromach a th' ann - nas motha na duine sam bith againn.

'S e mion-chànan a tha sa Ghaidhlig, ach chan eil i mar mhion-chànan airson nan daoine a tha ga bruidhinn agus ga cleachdadh.

Tha i cho farsaing ri macmeanmna na h-òigridh, agus cho mòr ri bruadaran na h-òige. Tha mi taingeil airson an dìleib seo, agus tha mi a' guidhe gum faic sinn adhartas nas luaithe is nas leantannaiche sa Ghàidhlig sna bliadhnaichean a tha romhainn.

Mo bheannachd oirbh airson èisteachd rium a-nochd, agus tapadh leibh.
'S e Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba do Sgìre an Eilein Sgitheanaich, Loch Abair agus Bhàideanaich a th' ann an Ceit Fhoirbeis agus tha i na Ministear airson Ionmhas Poblach agus an Eaconamaidh Dhidseataich ann an Riaghaltas na h-Alba.
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Dìleab Thugainn, Dìleab Bhuainn | Ceit Fhoirbeis BPA

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Tha sinn air leth urramaichte aig Dàna a bhith a' faighinn a' chothruim an teacsa slàn on a' chiad òraid chuimhneachaidh Iain MhicLeòid fhoillseachadh. Air a thoirt seachad le Ceit Fhoirbeis BPA air 24 am Faoilleach aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, thug i iomradh air dìleab Iain agus air na dh'fheumas sinn mar choimhearsnachd airson ar sluagh a dhùsgadh.

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Gaelic stories recorded by Maggie Smith (Stornoway)

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I just love beul aithris stories, from Isle of Lewis Gaelic oral tradition. It is rare to have the opportunity to perform them for an audience nowadays. Therfore, I have recorded five stories because of the richness of the language which was handed down to me in the telling. All five are uploaded to Soundcloud now. Most importantly they will be available to anyone wishing to learn local stories.

The five stories narrated by me Magaidh Smith. An Sean Fhiadh (Lochs Harris)and Sabaist Mhor Wick (Lochs District). Fir Mhealista (Uig) , S Daor a Cheannaich mi Fiadhachd (Uig/ Harris and Ishbal Nighean Dhomhnaill Ban (Uig).

This five minute recording is about Ishbal Nighean Dhomhnaill Ban an Struim Uig, It tells of her love for Calum MacAulay a Harrisman. I got the story originally from DHM a relative of Ishbal, with additions later from his brother Fionnlagh.

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Ishbal Nighean Dhomhnaill Ban | Magaidh Smith

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I just love beul aithris stories, from Isle of Lewis Gaelic oral tradition. It is rare to have the opportunity to perform them for an audience nowadays. Therfore, I have recorded five stories because of the richness of the language which was handed down to me in the telling.

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Goireasan

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e-Storas :: Scottish Gaelic resource to help teachers, pupils and parents

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Scottish Gaelic resource for teachers, pupils and parents

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Speech and Language therapy for GME

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Speech Therapy and Gaelic - Scottish Gaelic resources for Speech & Language Therapy.

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Scottish Gaelic resources for Speech & Language Therapy.

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This guidance has been created by a team of researchers from the University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (UHI), advised by the Comataidh Comhairleachaidh Cànain (a committee of traditional Gaelic speakers convened by Bòrd na Gàidhlig in 2015). The guidance addresses specific questions about usage and seeks to answer those questions. It is not intended to be a complete guide to all aspects of the points covered.

This guidance is aimed at readers who already have a knowledge of Gaelic to act as a reference guide rather than as a basic text for learning the language.

For each point, there is a summary as to why the issue was researched and the recommendations which can be made for contemporary linguistic norms. This summary is included in the Background and Recommendation sections for each case. This is followed by a guide to the grammatical feature based on the recommendation made.

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How to fold paper boats in Gaelic

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Periodic Table in Gaelic for printing

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Just speaking English won't get us very far in the world

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Just speaking English won't get us very far in the world

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Language learning is inextricably bound up with history, culture, business and economics. It is also a mental exercise that delays dementia – and many children find it fun, too. Readers’ responses to Simon Jenkins’ claim that modern language classes in schools are irrelevant

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Just speaking English won't get us very far in the world | Letters

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Letters: Language learning is inextricably bound up with history, culture, business and economics. It is also a mental exercise that delays dementia - and many children find it fun, too. Readers' responses to Simon Jenkins' claim that modern language classes in schools are irrelevant

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As the UK faces a languages crisis, with numbers dropping up to 50% in take-up of GCSE Modern Languages since 2003 and a £48bn deficit in the UK economy due to a shortage of linguists, join languages teacher and entrepreneur Cate Hamilton and neuroscientist Thomas Bak as they discuss how humans learn and process languages, why being multilingual is (and always has been) normal, and when the best time to learn languages is

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‎The Language Revolution on Apple Podcasts

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‎As the UK faces a languages crisis, with numbers dropping up to 50% in take-up of GCSE Modern Languages since 2003 and a £48bn deficit in the UK economy due to a shortage of linguists, join languages teacher and entrepreneur Cate Hamilton and neuroscientist Thomas Bak as they discuss how humans lear...

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Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.

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Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies

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Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.

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UNCRC in Gaelic

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Children's commissioner's resources in Gaelic 

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Children's commissioner's resources in Gaelic 

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Tha sinn air Gàidhlig a chur air cuid de na prìomh ghoireasan air an làraich-lìn againn agus is urrainn dhut an luchdadh a-nuas tro na ceanglaichean gu h-ìosal. Nam measg, tha:

teacsa slàn Cùmhnant nan Dùthchannan Aonaichte air Còraichean Chloinne,

tionndadh sìmplidh de Chùmhnant nan Dùthchannan Aonaichte air Còraichean Chloinne,

goireas le samhlaidhean a tha a' mìneachadh Cùmhnant nan Dùthchannan Aonaichte air Còraichean Chloinne,

leabhar-pòcaid anns a bheil an teacsa uile aig Cùmhnant nan Dùthchannan Aonaichte air Còraichean Chloinne,

na 7 Riaghailtean Òir againn airson Com-pàirteachadh.

Faigh cothrom air goireasan Gàidhlig

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Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland

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Tha sinn air Gàidhlig a chur air cuid de na prìomh ghoireasan air an làraich-lìn againn agus is urrainn dhut an luchdadh a-nuas tro na ceanglaichean gu h-ìosal.

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Antonella Sorace speaking about bilingualism

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Professor Antonella Sorace @ Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh

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Resources for teaching the Bear hunt in Gaelic

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Faodaidh tu an sgeulachd a leughadh agus èisteachd ris aig an aon àm an seo, air a leughadh le Tony Kearney. Tha gach facal air a shoillseachadh nuair a tha e ga leughadh. Tha fuaimean ann cuideachd a tha a' cur ri atmosfìr na sgeulachd.

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Home - Tha Sinn A' Dol a Shireadh Mathan

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An Sgeulachd Chaidh an leabhar Tha Sinn a' Dol a Shireadh Mathan fhoillseachadh le Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig. Tha suthan-taic air an làraich seo a bhios nan cuideachadh sa chlas. Tha faidhle-fuaim ann le Tony Kearney a' leughadh an leabhair. Gabhaidh a chleachdadh san sgoil no aig an taigh.

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ECML - What Interculturalism is about.

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The video will introduce policy makers, practitioners and local authorities’ technical staff to the main principles of the intercultural approach as both a philosophy and a policy paradigm for inclusive integration. Examples of good practices drawn from ICC member cities are also showcased.

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Cymru am byth!* - How speaking Welsh became cool

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(*Wales forever!)The number of speakers is growing fast, while bilingual TV thrillers and Welsh language rock songs are reaching a new audience. What's behind the resurgence?

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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

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Guide and lesson resource

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Simon Calder asks how to go about acquiring a new tongue. He gets tips from those who know - innovative teachers and polyglots. The answers are surprising. At school, it is repetitive drills, shouted out loud by the whole class, that seem to lodge the grammar and pronunciation in the pupils’ brains. But if you are an adult learning by yourself, then, on the contrary, don’t stress about grammar and pronunciation, there are better, and more fun things to focus on. Simon has a go at learning Slovenian, can he order coffee and cake after just one lesson?

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The Documentary - The Superlinguists - How to learn a language - BBC Sounds

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Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds.

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Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?

Simon Calder asks how to go about acquiring a new tongue. He gets tips from those who know - innovative teachers and polyglots. The answers are surprising. At school, it is repetitive drills, shouted out loud by the whole class, that seem to lodge the grammar and pronunciation in the pupils' brains. But if you are an adult learning by yourself, then, on the contrary, don't stress about grammar and pronunciation, there are better, and more fun things to focus on. Simon has a go at learning Slovenian, can he order coffee and cake after just one lesson?

(Photo: Olly Richards and Katie Harris, with kind permission from both)

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BBC World Service - The Documentary, The Superlinguists, How to learn a language

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Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why? Simon Calder asks how to go about acquiring a new tongue. He gets tips from those who know - innovative teachers and polyglots. The answers are surprising.

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Bernadette O’Rourke examines growing linguistic intolerance and asks if linguists unwittingly promote monolingual ideologies

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To understand these dynamics, I draw on the lens of language ideologies as a way of questioning and trying to understand.

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The Cognitive Benefits of Language learning 

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The Cognitive Benefits of Language learning 

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Support for the Welsh language regularly polls in the 80-90%, with many of those wishing they could speak the native tongue of the nation in which they live and call home.

However, many of those same people will have been deprived of the opportunity in being fluent in Welsh through no fault of their own. Many are also parents of children that are part of the ever-growing demand for Welsh medium education.

The Welsh Government have set out a strong policy of one million speakers by 2050, otherwise known as Cymraeg 2050.

Welsh language education, however, will only get us so far towards that goal - people need to be given opportunities to use it outside the classroom or they would soon forget what language skills they had on leaving secondary school.

To attain one million Welsh speakers people need opportunities to use the language every day, with friends, colleagues, in social situations and hopefully with their children and wider family.
Challenge
I speak from experience, because I am one of those people: a Welsh learner now trying to pass the language on to my children.

I grew up in in the south west of England in a Welsh family who had moved for employment. I moved home to Wales in 2000 to play rugby and go to university.

I subsequently decided to learn the language and met my wife, who is a Welsh speaker from Treorci, during my first year of learning. I was determined that I would say my wedding vows in Welsh and have a Welsh wedding ceremony, and I am proud to say I did, albeit very nervously.

It was important to me as I wanted our future children to use Welsh as their mother tongue, and I wanted to instil in them the importance of our native language.

So, if they were to watch back our wedding in the future it was vital to me they watched it in Welsh, as how could I say one thing and then use English on one of the most important days of our lives?

When our first daughter was born we committed to never using English with her, and six years on and two more children I can proudly say I have only ever used Welsh with them, and so has my wife. They are first language Welsh speakers even though both my wife and I speak it as a second language.

This has proven to be a challenge, however. My Welsh is constantly improving but I am always in a race against time to stay ahead of their linguistic abilities and use Welsh like a native speaker so that they speak it as native speakers and not the children of a muddled or bookish learner.

We live in Cwm Cynon and the everyday world around me is predominantly in English. In my case, I get a lot of support from online applications. I use Ap Geiriaduron and Ap Treiglo religiously.

So, for example, when I go to the supermarket with my girls they will ask me what this is and what that is. Both my wife and I don't have the extensive vocabulary to know these products and words like a native speaker.

Just today I was teaching two of my daughters the different types of fish but only knew two of them in Welsh, Eog (Salmon) and Macrell (Mackerel) I then had to pull my phone out discreetly and look up trout, sardines and bass (brithyll, penwaig Mair and draenogiad y môr respectively).
Immersive
If the Welsh Government is serious about reaching its target, it needs to ensure that the world these children and their parents see around them is bilingual.

Every learner, future learner and potential learner in Wales must have access to the words of the language they are learning all around them. We must immerse our visual surroundings in bilingualism.

In the case of a visit to the supermarket, this would mean requiring private companies to also make an effort to include the Welsh language on their products. It sounds like a small step but having bilingual products in the home would be a massive step to expanding people's Welsh vocabulary.

If the packaging in the supermarket was bilingual I would have just been able to read the label in Welsh to my children, helping me grow my vocabulary in the same natural way in which I learnt the vocabulary of my first language, English.

And they would be able to live through their native language without exception.

We claim that we want a bilingual Wales, but if we do not allow ourselves to use Welsh in the same way we use English, i.e. Cymraeg mewn popeth, popeth yn Gymraeg - Welsh in everything, everything in Welsh, we are essentially discriminating against ourselves.

Why should my life be made harder due to my linguistic choice?

Why should I be deprived of learning and using the vocabulary of the language of my children and the native language of my nation? Why aren't these words in front of me when I need and want to use/learn them?

If we are serious about being a bilingual nation, then let's be a bilingual nation for real.
Ambition
The alternative is to expect Welsh learners to only learn from textbooks, Apps, tutors and CDs. This isn't the normal way people learn languages. No first language English speaker in Wales learnt this way, nor any person who makes Wales their home and learns English after making it their home.

We are essentially happy enough to make it harder to learn Welsh for a Welsh person in Wales than it is for a non-English speaking person who has made Wales their home to learn English in Wales. How is this logical? It isn't, plain and simple. It makes no sense whatsoever.

We must remember every person in Wales who cannot speak Welsh at this moment in time is a potential learner, so we must put the language in front of them so they can use it as and when they wish to, anything else represents linguistic and social inequality to all, to every single one of us, as who knows when we may wish to use what language and when?

Currently, that choice is being made for us. We need stronger, braver, more robust and significantly more ambitious leadership now. We need a new, more comprehensive Welsh language Act.

An additional thought also; Why is every mainstream talking toy sold in Wales only in English? Why are my children deprived of talking to Elsa from Frozen in their own language? English is still being forced onto Welsh speaking children and into Welsh-speaking homes.

This is an easy change that can be made via legislation as ever toy is fitted with a microchip. We just need bilingual microchips as you see in other countries like Switzerland, so every family can choose their linguistic preference.

This would be no problem for international companies, who already have to deal with hundreds of languages and wouldn't even notice one more being added to their roster.

As a learner, I want linguistic support and as a father, I want linguistic equality.

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Why bilingual products in the supermarket would be a massive step towards one million Welsh speakers

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Efan ap Ifor Support for the Welsh language regularly polls in the 80-90%, with many of those wishing they could speak the native tongue of the nation in which they live and call home. However, many of those same people will have been deprived of the opportunity in being fluent ...

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An Tractar agus an Liobht: air an leughadh leis an ùghdar

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An Tractar agus an Liobht: air an leughadh leis an ùghdar

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Catrìona NicIlleDhuibh

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An Tractar agus an Liobht: air an leughadh leis an ùghdar

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Gaelic bookbug songs and rhymes

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We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

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This introduction to autism aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations. It is intended to be viewed, discussed and shared widely by anyone but especially teachers and parents.

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'S e coimpiutairean beaga le aon bhòrd a th' ann an Raspberry Pi. Chaidh a leasachadh san Rìoghachd Aonaichte leis an Raspberry Pi Foundation gus teagasg saidheans coimpiutaireachd bunaiteach a bhrosnachadh ann an sgoiltean agus ann an dùthchannan fo leasachadh.

Bha fèill na bu mhotha na bha dùil air a' mhodail thùsail -- chaidh a reic taobh a-muigh a' mhargaidh air an robhar ag amas, agus a chur gu feum ann an robotaigs is eile.

Chan àbhaist uidheam-taic (mar meur-chlàr, luch, cèis) a bhith na chois ach tha grunn phasganan oifigeil agus neo-oifigeil ri fhaotainn a-nis.

Anns na leasanan seo tha stiùireadh bunaiteach airson an coimpiutair a sheatadh suas agus a chleachdadh.
Leasan 1 - A' tòiseachadh le Raspberry Pi Leasan 2 - A' cruthachadh cuairt-dealain Leasan 3 - A' cleachdadh stòr-dàta Leasan 4 - Stòran-dàta, grafaichean-loidhne agus cron Leasan 5 - A' cruthachadh geama RPG le Python Leasan 5 - Notaichean Tidseir Leasan 5 - RPG (còd) Sabhail Teothachd Freagairtean Goireasan Raspberry Pi Stiùireadh don tidsear air Raspberry Pi
Tha 3 coimpiutairean Raspberry Pi agus uidheam-taic ri fhaotainn air iasad bho Stòrlann nam biodh tidsear airson fear fheuchainn. Cuiribh fios gu oifis@storlann.co.uk

Ar taing do Dhòmhnall I Dòmhnallach, Sealgar Earr, airson a thaic leis a' phròiseact seo.

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Storlann

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Glossary of Gaelic terms

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ESgoil Nat5 resources

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eSgoil N5 Lesson Nine - Biadh agus Deoch - Saying what you want and will have

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Go-Gaelic language videos with basic vocabulary for beginners

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Go!Gaelic - Gaelic Language Learning for Primary Schools

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Go!Gaelic - Gaelic Language Learning for Primary Schools

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Film G entries - there are over 60 hours of content in nice bitesize chunks

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FilmG is the Gaelic short film competition

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Mathan Mòr Tinn read aloud by Julie Fowlis

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Tree stories and the Gaelic alphabet

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Outdoor & Woodland Learning (OWL) Scotland have created a range of useful guides and learning resources about trees and forests. They're suitable for schools and community groups but are equally fun for anyone interested in the outdoors. Download some of our favourites on this page.

Tree stories

Learn about the Lady of the Woods, the silver birch, and why she wants to dance, and how the ash tree came to be the Tree of Life. The children's book Tree Stories, written by Claire Hewitt, chronicles 12 tree stories, one for each month of the year, with background facts on each tree and its folklore. Tree stories is available in English and Gaelic.
Tree stories
Gaelic alphabet

Did you know the Gaelic alphabet is based on trees? Our Gaelic alphabet poster illustrates the 18 letters of the Gaelic alphabet and how each letter relates to a tree.
Gaelic alphabet poster
The Gaelic poem poster also eloquently links tree names and the Gaelic alphabet through prose. An English translation of the poem is available too.
Gaelic poem poster
Activity postcards

A series of activity postcards have ideas to get you started learning in the forests. You can learn about the life cycle of a tree through tree seeds such as acorns, beech seeds and conkers as well as why woodlands are valuable.
Activity postcards

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If you are a complete beginner episodes 1-18 will take you (step-by-step) into conversational Gaelic and introduce you to the basic language skills you will need to speak Gaelic.

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If you are a complete beginner episodes 1-18 will take you (step-by-step) into conversational Gaelic and introduce you to the basic language skills you will need to speak Gaelic. Ma tha thu aig fìor thoiseach tòiseachaidh, bheir prògraman 1-18 a-steach thu do chòmhraidhean Gàidhlig far am faigh thu bun ionnsachadh ann an sgilean labhairt a' chànain.

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LearnGaelic - Speaking Our Language - Episodes 1-18

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If you are a complete beginner episodes 1-18 will take you (step-by-step) into conversational Gaelic and introduce you to the basic language skills you will need to speak Gaelic. Ma tha thu aig fìor thoiseach tòiseachaidh, bheir prògraman 1-18 a-steach thu do chòmhraidhean Gàidhlig far am faigh thu bun ionnsachadh ann an sgilean labhairt a' chànain.

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Gaelic stories about trees from the Forestry Commission

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Free audiobooks in Gaelic from Acair

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National Library resource on the Gaelic bards of Keppoch

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Iain Lom agus Sìleas na Ceapaich

B'e sàr-bhaird ainmeil a bha ann an Iain Lom agus Sìleas na Ceapaich. B' ann le Clann Dòmhnaill a bha iad, a sgìre na Ceapaich ann an Loch Abair. Tha torr de na h-òrain aca rin lorg as an leabhar didseateach seo. Chaidh na h-òrain a chruinneachadh leis an Urramach Dr Alasdair Irbhinn san 19mh linn; tha iad a-nis mar phàirt de na cruinneachaidhean Gàidhlig Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba.

An seo, tha an t-Ollamh Colm Ó Baoill a Oilthaigh Obar Dheathain a' toirt dhuinn beagan co-theacsa a-rèir cultar is eachdraidh nam bàrd.

Iain Lom and Sìleas na Ceapaich

Iain Lom and Sìleas na Ceapaich were highly regarded Gaelic bards of the 17th and early 18th centuries. Both came from an oral tradition and were part of the MacDonald clan of Keppoch in the Lochaber area of the north-west Highlands.

A number of their songs are contained in the digitised volume featured here. These songs were collected by Reverend Dr Alexander Irvine in early 19th century and now form part of the National Library of Scotland's extensive Gaelic manuscript collections.

Here, Colm Ó Baoill, Emeritus Professor of literature at Aberdeen University provides some cultural and historical background to Iain Lom and Sìleas na Ceapaich.

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B'e sàr-bhaird ainmeil a bha ann an Iain Lom agus Sìleas na Ceapaich. B' ann le Clann Dòmhnaill a bha iad, a sgìre na Ceapaich ann an Loch Abair. Tha torr de na h-òrain aca rin lorg as an leabhar didseateach seo.

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Chaidh Làrach nam Bàrd a dheasachadh do sgoilearan, do dh’oileanaich agus do dh’inbhich aig a bheil ùidh ann am bàrdachd Ghàidhlig na 18mh, 19mh is 20mh linn.

Chaidh susbaint an 20mh linn a dheasachadh airson taic a thoirt do sgoilearan a tha ag ullachadh airson deuchainnean ann an Gàidhlig aig ìre eadar-mheadhan agus àrd-ìre, ‘s a tha a’ dèanamh sgrùdadh litreachais air bàrdachd na 20mh linn.

Tha an làrach a-nise air a leudachadh le taghadh de bhàrdachd bhon ochdamh 's an naoidheamh linn deug.

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Làrach nam Bàrd

Chaidh Làrach nam Bàrd a dheasachadh do sgoilearan, do dh'oileanaich agus do dh'inbhich aig a bheil ùidh ann am bàrdachd Ghàidhlig na 18mh, 19mh is 20mh linn.

Chaidh susbaint an 20mh linn a dheasachadh airson taic a thoirt do sgoilearan a tha ag ullachadh airson deuchainnean ann an Gàidhlig aig ìre eadar-mheadhan agus àrd-ìre, 's a tha a' dèanamh sgrùdadh litreachais air bàrdachd na 20mh linn.

Tha an làrach a-nise air a leudachadh le taghadh de bhàrdachd bhon ochdamh 's an naoidheamh linn deug.

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Chaidh Làrach nam Bàrd a dheasachadh do sgoilearan, do dh'oileanaich agus do dh'inbhich aig a bheil ùidh ann am bàrdachd Ghàidhlig na 18mh, 19mh is 20mh linn. Chaidh susbaint an 20mh linn a dheasachadh airson taic a thoirt do sgoilearan a tha ag ullachadh airson deuchainnean ann an Gàidhlig aig ìre eadar-mheadhan agus àrd-ìre, 's a tha a' dèanamh sgrùdadh litreachais air bàrdachd na 20mh linn.

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You can test your grammar in our sentence building game! I t’s an exciting game to test your grammar. Three grammar points to choose – Present, future and past, an easy or hard level and 10 questions

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Leugh & Seinn Le Linda (Clas 1-3) Pìoban 26.03.2020

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GRD designed, implemented and hosted by Headfast. Multimedia designed and implemented by Savage Creations

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Videos created by a GME teaching at Mallaig primary

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Videos created by a GME teaching at Mallaig primary

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(suitable for pre-primary and early years)

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Gaelic Medium Teacher based at Mallaig Primary School- currently sharing videos to support home learning during Lockdown!

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Chapter 1

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Eachdraidh Ealasaid ann an Tìr nan Iongantas

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Gaelic songs, interviews at the Mòd, HùbHàb that has visited schools  & nurseries nationwide and their Gaelic pantomimes!

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Fàilte oirbh chun an t-sianal YouTube aig Fèisean nan Gàidheal. Welcome to Fèisean nan Gàidheal's YouTube channel.