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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ADHD adult here, also LDs. I struggled with foreign language in HS but learned pretty quickly in an immersion program in college when I studied abroad. I think I needed to be hearing the language and using the language and not just learning vocab and verb conjucation in the classroom for the language to sink in. I suspect that many people would learn better in immersion. I wonder if there are immersion summer camp opportunities that might count for high school language credits. I have an ES student so I have not looked at the high school options yet.[/quote]

OP here.  This is exactly what I was thinking.  I think DC might benefit from an immersion experience.  If anyone has any suggestions for this, let me know.  I was thinking of perhaps setting DC up with someone just to speak Spanish with on iTalki or something similar, if I don't find anything else.

I guess it's a less preferred task, although DC enjoys the class itself.  It seems to be how much practice and repetition is necessary.  Perhaps making it a more natural way to learn a language (or at least supplementing with that) would help make it less of a slog.

Thanks again![/quote]

Totally agree with immersion. My ADHD DD is doing well in an immersion program in part because it stays novel enough for her to keep focus. We also have a rule that any solitary electronic media is done in the target language. So she's wants to chill out and watch TV by herself, no problem, but it just be in the target language. If a friend comes over, then they can do English (unless they also speak target) but otherwise it's the other language. I think it's helped cut down on screen time overall.[/quote]

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