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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ No, you didn't. My apologies. [/quote]

[b]6th or 7th grade may not be optimal, but I know a number of people who learned languages later in life who are fluent. They usually studied overseas in high school or college, worked overseas, or had friends who spoke the language they were learning and had ample opportunity to practice. Just because your child didn't get immersion from the beginning, it doesn't mean they'll never be fluent.[/b]

However, I haven't been very impressed with the after school foreign language programs. They don't meet often enough for the students to learn much other than basic vocabulary and phrases. It is often very helpful if your child has a caregiver who speaks another language and practices with them. Check out bilingual books from the library, or go to the public library website, where they have language programs available online for even the youngest children. PBS Kids has Spanish language games and series online. If you surround them as much as you can with the target language, they may not become fluent until later, but it should be easier for them to pick up.[/quote]

I am fluent in Spanish after having started in 7th grade.  I continued through high school and college, studied abroad junior year, and then lived abroad for several years after college.[/quote]

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