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[quote=Anonymous]"    If she can't get Spanish, she's not going to get another language. There's no language easier than Spanish. Maybe she needs to repeat or get a one on one tutor or go to Mexico for some immersion speech therapy.

It isn't true she won't get another language, even though you are right that Spanish is pretty easy. At some schools, the teachers in one language are better than others. Latin appeals to a different kid - and especially those who don't really care about speaking.

My kid switched to a really hard language and did WAAAAAY better than he did in Spanish. A bit of maturity and better teaching meant that he got the fundamentals right with this language in a way that never happened with Spanish.

OP, you do need to think about why she's struggling, though. At least for now, I recommend a tutor to sort these things through. Also, can you help drill her on vocab?"

There are lots of subtleties that come into play.  First how is she doing in English?  Math?

Some kids are naturals at learning how to study and some need lots of help.  The answer isn't always the same for every subject.

Some that I know who studied the hardest languages were successful in the beginning because the early steps were small and they built up slowly.

Others who struggled with easier languages had little trouble reading and even speaking but spelling was a huge issue.

Talk to the teacher and see get a better understanding of where DD stands in each part.

My guess is that she would be better served by retaking Spanish 2 to reinforce basics rather than starting over.[/quote]

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