[senco-forum] Writing to a head about rights to withdraw

The SENCo (and parent) is particularly concerned about year 8

I believe it is generally accepted that Spanish and Italian are lot
easier to learn than German or French, but the problem is that the
traditional grammar school teaching produced more German and especially
French teachers, so it has become chicken and egg situation
Cheers
Judith

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of David
Bowles
Sent: 07 July 2006 00:21
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Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Writing to a head about rights to withdraw

What MFL (modern foreign language) is this child already studying and
what additional MFL will they be expected to study next year?

The reason I ask is because I'm told some MFLs are a lot easier to
learn than others, especially for dyslexic students.

For example my cousin who is also at a grammar school had great
difficulty studying French, which my brother tells me is one of the
most difficult languages for a dyslexic student to master. Is this
correct and does anyone have any more info on this?

David Bowles

> The SENCo (and parent) is particularly concerned about year 8
> because the number of MFLs studied increases to 2. The SENCo feels
> that she is already having difficulties coping with the curriculum
> without this additional MFL. The SENCo has told the parent that she
> is reluctant to go to the head to ask for the girl to only have one
> MFL because she knows from past experience that the head will say no
> (I might have this wrong and that the head has already said no to
> the SENCo about this case).