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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does your son learn in 2x Spanish class in first grade?  I seriously doubt there is a lot of reading and/or writing.  They probably learn to count, name stuff like body parts, etc.  It definitely is not immersion or even learning a language.  Only some exposure for enrichment and probably counts the same as a special like music, art and PE class.  This is definitely NOT immersion.

Even if he hates the twice a week Spanish, I would not opt him out of it.  If your DS did not like music, art or PE would you let him opt out simply b/c he did not like it.  He's going to have to learn at some point that he needs to put forth effort on things he does not like...  and this is only twice a wk.[/quote]

A first grader with dyslexia is already learning that he needs to put forth effort on things he does not like.  First grade is all about reading, which is unpleasant, hard work for a kid for whom rapid naming and phonemic awareness do not come easily.  The idea that this child needs to go to another class, one where he doesn't get the support he needs, and where he's unlikely to learn anything more than that he hates foreign languages, to learn to put forth effort is ridiculous.

OP, if he has an IEP and gets any kind of specialized services outside of gen ed (e.g. specialized instruction, speech, OT, counseling), I'd push for those things to happen during the FLES time.  If that's not possible, I'd either ask for some kind of computerized intervention, or an extra session of something he does enjoy.  At most schools multiple classes across a grade level will have specials at the same time so that teachers can coplan.  It's likely that there's another first grade class having art or music or PE while his class is in FLES.  Perhaps he can join that class for something that he enjoys.  [/quote]

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