Hi All,
Son is a HS junior with an auditory learning disability. We were warned that foregin language would be tough for him as it moved from ‘book’ learning, into auditory/immersion…and it is proving true. He works hard for his grades and has been an A- french student until junior year. His grade is currently in the 80’s but he says he understands about 50% of what is being said. This is causing anxiety for him and he is putting considerable time into self-learning.
His options are a) stick with it and possibly have a big drop in grade as the semester progresses, b) drop it and take a study hall or c) switch to pass/fail but stick with the class. I’m leaning toward the last option as he may end up with a college program which requires a third year of foreign language and (hopefully) this year would meet that requirement. Additionally, I would like him to have every opportunity to learn another language, and this sounds like the best option to preserve his gpa, but allow him to relax and just learn. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.