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Resources for Teachers
Scottish Language Dictionaries
Scottish Language Dictionaries (SLD) research Scots frae aw periods in history. We compile an maintain authoritative dictionars o Scots, includin the historical dictionars, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue an the Scottish National Dictionary. Visit oor wabsteid at www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk
Ye can access baith o these, wi a New Supplement added in 2005, free o chairge as the Dictionary of the Scots Language at www.dsl.ac.uk. It is invaluable for research.
Publications
Macleod, I. and P. Cairns (eds.) (1999) The Essential Scots Dictionary Edinburgh: Polygon.
This buik haes an English/Scots section.
Macleod, I. (ed.) with P. Cairns, C. Macafee and R. Martin (1990) Scots Thesaurus Edinburgh: Polygon.
Covers monie subjects includin craiturs, fairmin an feelins.
Robinson, M. (ed.) (1985) The Concise Scots Dictionary Edinburgh: Polygon.
Suitable for advanced yaisers.
SAY IT IN SCOTS! series
Scott, M. (2008) Scottish Place Names Edinburgh: Black & White.
Robinson, C. and E. Finlayson (2008) Scottish Weather Edinburgh: Black & White.
Robinson, C. (2008) Wha’s Like Us? Edinburgh: Black & White.
Yissfae wabsteids
- www.educationscotland.gov.uk
Education Scotland.
Gies practical ideas for studyin Scots within the curriculum as weel as ither yissfae wittins aboot background an resources. - www.ltscotland.org.uk/knowledgeoflanguage/Scots/
Education Scotland’s Scots module. - http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/studyingscotland/
Education Scotland's Studying Scotland site - all about the learning and teaching of Scotland within the curriculum. - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk
The Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech
Gies examples o written an spoken language. Includes conversations, interviews, letters, diaries as weel as documents frae the Scottish Parliament. - www.scotseducation.co.uk
Scots Education Resources
Outlines braw resources available frae local authorities produced by teachers. - www.arts.gla.ac.uk/scotlit/ASLS
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
An educational charity that aims tae promote the study, teachin an scrievin of Scottish literature, an tae further the study o the leids of Scotland. - www.kistoriches.co.uk
Kist o Riches
A collaborative project set up tae preserve, digitise, catalogue an mak available online thoosans o hours o Scots an Gaelic recordins. The wabsteid includes a wheen material includin sangs, stories an poetry. - www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone
The Elphinstone Kist
Rich soorce materials for studyin North-East Scots. - www.itchy-coo.com
‘Braw Books for Bairns o Aw Ages’
Excellent source o engagin materials includin board buiks, plays, fairy tales an science fiction in Scots. Translations o Roald Dahl buiks intae Scots sic as The Eejits. - www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-inclusion/lil
Literature in Learning ABC Guide tae Literature, resources available tae scuils an colleges. - www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
The Scottish Storytelling Centre provides a storytellin an storymakkin programme. They hae storykists for scuils tae borrae for wark on listenin, talkin an scrievin. - www.singingkettle.com
The Singing Kettle provides entertainment yaisin traditional Scottish music for bairns wi action sangs. - www.scotslanguage.com
The Scots Language Centre haes current news on Scots an in Scots wi monie recordins. - www.shetlanddialect.org.uk/ Shetland ForWirds promotes an celebrates Shetland dialect.
- www.spl.org.uk Scottish Poetry Library based in Edinburrae haes braw collections o contemporary Scottish poetry.
- www.scotspoetry4coolkids.co.uk Stappit Fu O Fun They provide warkshops fur scuils an nurseries an hae collections o poems.
Stertin Oot
Shetland Island Council Early Years Dialect Resource Pack
Includes information on the Dialect Ditty Box (2007) at www.shetlanddialect.org.uk/ditty-box.php
Bennett, J. and Cordiner, E. (2008) Walkin The Rainbow : Windfall Books A lovely collection o poems based o colour. www.scotspoetry4coolkids.co.uk
Rennie, S. (2003) Animal ABC Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
A braw illustratit buik o rhymes in Scots, each yin introducin a different letter o the alphabet.
Robertson, J. and M. Fitt (2007) Katie’s Ferm: A Hide and Seek Book for Wee Folk. Edinburgh: Itchy Coo. Itchy Coo haes produced ither board buiks sic as Katie’s Coo (2005) that haes rhymes in Scots.
Robertson, J. and M.Fitt (2003) A Moose in the Hoose: A Scots countin buik wi rhymin couplets. Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
Bonnie illustrations by award-winnin artist Karen Sutherland.
Robertson, J. and M. Fitt (2003) A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots. Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
Braw for later stages an aw.
Whyte, H. and B. Robertson (1992) The Minister’s Cat Edinburgh: Mercat Press.
An illustratit version o an auld wird gemm yaisin Scots.
Posters
Bairnsangs: Four Scots Rhymes. A set o four A3 full colour posters. Available frae the Scottish Book Trust.
Gettin Guid
Annand, J.K. (1998) Bairn Rhymes: Scots verse for children. Edinburgh: Mercat Press
Fitt, Matthew (ed.) (2007) Geordie’s Mingin Medicine Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
A translation o the Roald Dahl favourite.
Robertson, J. and M.Fitt (2004) Blethertoun Braes: Manky mingin rhymes fae a Scottish toun. Edinburgh : Itchy Coo
Collections
Boyd, B. and M. Elder (eds.) (2003) A Hantle of Verse: Poems in Scots for Children Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Limited.
An attractive anthology o poems suitable for bairns.
Fitt, M. and J.Robertson (2003) The Smokey Smirr O Rain: A Scots Anthology Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
Learning and Teaching Scotland (2009) Hame: An anthology of poems by Scotland’s young people. Glasgow: The Optima.
The result o a competition markin the year o Homecoming. Young fowk war askit tae scrieve in Scots or English aboot whit hame means tae thaim.
Jarvie, G. (ed.) (2001) The Kist/A’Chiste Anthology Dundee: Learning and Teaching Scotland.
A copy wis sent tae aw scuils twa-three years back.
Johnston, J. (ed.) (2006) The thing that mattered most: Scottish poems for children Edinburgh: Scottish Poetry Library/Black & White Publishing.
An anthology o poems endorst by LTS an sent oot tae aw primary scuils in Scotlan.
McVicar, E. (2007) Skipping Rhymes ‘Doh ray me, when ah wis wee’ Edinburgh: Birlinn.
Rich resource tae share wi aw ages in scuil an wi the wider community.
Ramsay, A. and G. Philp (1996) Gleg Glasgow: Scotsoun.
A wheen o introductory texts in Scots aimed at primary scuil. It haes core vocabulary leets.
Warkbuik
Matheson, A. and J. Robertson (2002) Eck the Bee, a Scots activity buik Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
Scots leid exercises for bairns.
Grammar
Corbett, J. and C. Kay (2009) Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today Glasgow: ASLS.
Introduces readers tae the online resource www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk. The buik is descriptive raither than prescriptive in its approach tae grammar.
Rennie, S. with I. Macleod and P. Cairns, wi exercises by M. Fitt, (1999) Grammar Broonie Edinburgh: SNDA, reprintit (2001) Edinburgh: Polygon.
Advanced
The Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) Scotnotes series haes invaluable analysis o a range of literary texts, sic as :
Corbett, J. (2009) Sir David Lyndsay’s A Satire of the Three Estates Glasgow: ASLS.
Manderson, D. (2009) Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, Rob Roy Glasgow: ASLS.
Blackhall, S. and H. MacDonald (2003) Double Heider: Twa Novellas in Scots Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
Fitt, M. and J. Robertson (2003) Tam O Shanter’s Big Night Out: Wee Plays in Scots Edinburgh : Itchy Coo.
Short plays in various kins o Scots, rewarkin an addin a modren slant tae Scottish classics.
Fitt, M. (2000) But ’n’ Ben A Go-Go Edinburgh: Luath Press Ltd.
A science fiction novel in Scots.
McGregor, R. and L. Niven (eds.) (2007) ASLS Scottish Plays for Schools Paisley: Hodder Gibson.
Cross-curricular
Monie areas o the curriculum can focus on Scots. The buiks an wabsteids on the leet may inspire outcomes an experiences in a range o areas sic as social sciences, literary studies as weel as airt an design.
Donati, C. (2004) The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Perth: Scots Language Society.
An outline in Scots o the historical background o this declaration, follaed by a translation o the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights intae Scots.
Robertson, J. (2002) A Scots Parliament Edinburgh: Itchy Coo.
An introduction tae the wark o the Scottish Parliament.
Robertson, J. (2005) Voyage of Intent: Sonnets and essays from the Scottish Parliament Edinburgh: Luath Press Ltd.
James Robertson wis the first scriever in residence at the Scottish Parliament an the buik expresses his experiences o his residency.
The Scottish Parliament Education wabsteid at www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/education haes details aboot the plannin an design o The Scottish Parliament biggin an haes wittins an photographs on airt wark exhibited therr. Monie warks are inspired by Scotland an Scots an the relationship wi ither countries.
Place-Names
Grant, A (2010) A Pocket Guide to Place-Names Glasgow: Richard Drew
Nicolaisen,W.F.H. (2001) Scottish Place-Names Edinburgh: John Donald
Studyin Scots
Hershaw, W. (2002) Teaching Scots Language: Staff Resources and Approaches Dundee: Learning and Teaching Scotland.
Short introduction tae teachin Scots.
McClure, J. Derrick (1998) Why Scots Matters: Introduction to the study of Scots Edinburgh: Saltire Publications.
This buik pits Scots in its historical perspective as yin o the braw vehicles o European literary tradition an outlines why it is sae important tae the fowk wha kept it gaun.
Niven, L. and R. Jackson (eds.) (1998) Scots Language: Its Place in Education Newton Stewart: Watergaw.
Essays on the status o Scots in education by educators.
Spoken wird
Robinson, C. and C. A. Crawford (2011) Scotspeak Edinburgh: Luath Press Ltd.
Wilson, L. C. (2002) Scots Language Learner Edinburgh: Luath Press.
A self-study course in Scots for adults.
