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[quote=Anonymous]DS is in middle school and still in an immersion program, despite a reading disability and ADHD.  Kids with LDs like dyslexia CAN learn a foreign language but yes, you've pointed out a number of difficulties.  In our case, we are fluent (but not native) speakers of the immersion language, like learning languages ourselves, and are good at finding different ways to expose DS to the language.  We also have figured out how to adapt some of his accommodations - we are able to take his class reading in the immersion language, turn it into PDF files, and have the files read to him on a computer.  We often scribe or type for DS too (he also has a writing disability).

We are glad that we have kept DS in immersion and do not think that removing him would do anything to significantly amerliorate his LDs - but it is a commitment.  Our school system does not provide any real special ed support in the immersion language and we've had to work with both regular and special ed teachers to educate them on things that can help DS.

A lot will turn on the immersion language too.  Some languages cause more problems for LD kids (I also speak French, and French reading/writing would be really hard to master for a kid with dyslexia) and you have to judge the degree of difficulty in the language.

Good luck, OP!  As I said, we are glad that we have done it but it does take a lot of work.[/quote]

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