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[quote=Anonymous]We had a similar situation.  My son moved from public school to private for high school.  He already had three years of Spanish but we were not sure how he would align with the Spanish curriculum at the new school.  He took a placement test (this is what most private schools do for new students) and they placed him according to his score.  After about a week we asked for him to be moved down one level because while he was far more conversational than the other students, he was lacking in the necessary grammar skills. He's done very well and is still on an advanced Spanish track (his school does not do APs).  Unless your son actually wants to learn to speak a different language, I'd keep him in his existing language and just bump him down a level if you need to.  But a placement test should give the school, and you, an idea of what his skill and placement level should be.

My other son graduated high school (public) fluent in Spanish and was able to place into a higher level Spanish class in college. Biliteracy is a great skill to have these days. It took some commitment but it was worth it to him.  [/quote]

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