1. Why is it that students face huge problems with learning Chinese when they enter secondary schools, when they have done well in this subject in primary schools?

2. Is this a bigger problem for students with specific learning differences like dyslexia?

3. Is learning the Chinese language in general more difficult than English for students with specific learning differences like dyslexia 

4. How can parents help their children with specific learning differences over their problems in learning the Chinese language in secondary school? 

5.. Can proper intervention really make a difference to learning outcomes for the Chinese language for students with learning differences?