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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience it depends on whether the child cares to learn.

If the child sees it as drudgery, a thorn in their side, they'll hate it.

If they see it as a fun thing that they take to like a riddle or something they're 'good at' then a kid can start at almost any age.

There is also some element of innate talent for language that some have and some don't. Everyone can learn another language if they're young enough, but after that some really struggle while others can still pick it up relatively smoothly.[/quote]

It's going to be a really challenging environment for the student, and if they're not up for it, it could go really badly.

However, if they are up for it as others have recommended I would definitely do summer camp and/or classes.  I would look for a camp that explicitly teaches Spanish (not just immersion) as they will need that explicit learning initially to get the basics.  Also, you should be prepared to not only do additional Spanish tutoring (or at home learning) during the school year, but also math and reading/writing since there is a good chance they are not going to grasp everything the teachers is saying during class and could fall behind otherwise.
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