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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP with kid in immersion with LD. My K kid has them too and wondering how this going to pan out. I know the LD is not related to language acquisition, but curious about your statement that it is hands on....[/quote]

Because roughly half the kids come in not knowing Spanish, teachers have to be creative to impart both the language and concepts being taught.  We found that there were a good amount of projects, the teacher used hands-on activities, especially in science etc.  The format really did change in middle school to lecture - which happens to classes in English as well.  DC had a neuropsych evaluation in 6th grade (the neuropsych happened to be a bilingual Latina, although the testing was only in English).  She explained that there can be an extra burden on working memory and processing having to learn content in a second language and the lecture format common in middle school immersion is not ideal for kids with LD's.  She specifically said that it's not a question of language ability, or the ability to continue learning Spanish (or start a third language) as a foreign language (Gunston and other Arlington middle schools also offer classes in Spanish for fluent speakers, which kids who leave immersion can take).  Good luck![/quote]

Did your child go to Claremont or Key?[/quote]

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