Ye cannae match yer granny as a teacher

From: Evening News - Scotland | Date: June 7, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

AN army of Edinburgh grannies has been recruited to record traditional Scottish songs in a bid to help nursery children learn to read.

The group of singing pensioners from the Jack Kane Centre Ladies Club has come up with 14 old favourites which have been passed down through the generations.

As well as visits from the group of six grannies, education officials hope the pioneering project will encourage parents to sing with their children and have printed a book of the traditional ditties to help them.

Modern technology in the form of computers and televisions has been blamed for popular ...

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