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[quote=Anonymous]If your child is learning a language you can't teach yourself then it is better to have a language tutor in place from the first year.   Look for a tutor who is actually a public school teacher in that language, as they know the curriculum and can teach addressing that.

Usually the first year of language is easy since it is only learning nouns etc, and also it is taught in English.  So, Spanish 1 A or 1A/B is not difficult.    By second year, grammar comes into play and the instruction is in the language itself, this means that the students are not able to fully comprehend their lessons.

As many public schools have moved away from teaching English grammar also, the kids learning foreign language do not understand the grammatical terms used to explain the foreign language grammar structure.

In many public school districts there is a chronic dearth of good Maths, Science and Foreign Language teachers. Most students will have a problem in these areas.   I am personally of the opinion that your child should graduate HS being semi-fluent in a foreign language at least.  It is a life long skill.

Here are a few good recommendations from my DC's Spanish tutor for gaining fluency.

1) Watch familiar English movies with Spanish subtitles on and the volume lowered.
2) Watch Spanish TV or movies. Spanish telenovelas. 
3) Read Spanish version of favorite teen magazines. 
4) Find spanish versions of songs by singers like Shakira and sing along. Get the lyrics online.

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