I think what made it difficult for my classmates was that a large portion of the test was hearing conversations between native speakers, then having to answer questions about it. They hadn't really internalized enough of the language to actually follow a conversation held a normal speed. My first 4 years of french instruction were nearly all verbal. We didn't write until the fourth year. Here in Texas all they did was write.. They rarely spoke it or heard the teacher speak it (plus her accent was atrocious!)

A good year of one on one tutoring would probably do it for your dd.

~amy