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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a myth that learning a second language is too hard for kids with (most) LDs.  Immersion in fact is the best way to do it because it's multi-sensory and intuitive.  Just because a child complains does not mean s/he should get a waiver to be removed.  What if your kid hated science?  Would you demand a waiver for that?

As parent with a child with ADHD and LDs (writing, and possibly additional ones) in immersion, I honestly do not see what taking away the second language would do.  DC performs pretty much the same in subjects taught in English and Spanish.  The writing (and reading) issues are similar - and different.  Reversals are reversals in any language, but yes, we see issues unique to each language as well -- that can be remedied with tailored interventions.

Only in America do we seem to think that learning a second language is just too hard -- even for NT kids (it amazes me to see parents complaining in other forums here about kids having to waste time better devoted to more English or math to learning a foreign language - it blows me away that uber-educated parents in this area actually think this way, but that's another rant).

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OP here - The point is that the interventions are not available in FLES.  This article from the Internation Dyslexia Association sums up my concerns.  Yes, perhaps if his teacher was experienced at adapting the curriculum then he would do well, but the point is she isn't, which is why her intepretation of the problem is simply that he needs to "pay better attention".

[quote]In general, foreign language teachers are not trained to identify specific learning needs, nor are they trained to provide specific accommodations. Their training may have stressed whole-language-like strategies for in-class learning and testing of the four language areas in the foreign language. Oral communication, language laboratory practice with listening tapes, and computer-assisted learning are currently traditional components of foreign language learning classes. These methods of instruction may serve the ideal learner without language processing problems, but they are often detrimental to the at-risk learner, who may need a more systematic, structured, multisensory approach.[/quote]

http://www.interdys.org/ewebeditpro5/upload/AtRiskStudentsForeignLanguage2012.pdf[/quote]

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