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Subject: Re: Symptoms of Dyslexia

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Bonnie

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Date Posted: 08:07:27 12/29/12 Sat
In reply to: Marisa Deguara 's message, "Symptoms of Dyslexia" on 06:18:43 07/13/12 Fri

Hi,
I have a daughter who has just been diagnosed with Dyslexia, she is in the third grade. She has been attending a Spanish immersion school since kindergarten. The vice principle at her school recommends we put her in a monolingual, English, class. Initially it was a resounding NO. Since then I have reached out to other professionals who also say that it may be better for her because research shows that kids who have a good grasp of their first language do better with a second language. Since she does not have a good grasp of English, she may struggle with both languages. She is getting help through the school and we are working with her at home, but we are native English speakers.

I am still struggling with this decision. I want to do what's right for her. She likes, and is good with math and science. The Spanish is taught in science and social studies. I'm afraid she get behind in science. Does anyone have thoughts about this?

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