Hi, thanks everyone, yesterday after my post I went to her school and spoke with her chemistry teacher and her ESL teacher - they are going to get someone to help translate in the chemistry class a couple of times a week. The chemistry teacher has never had anyone from Finland before so was not sure how best to communicate with her in class - additionally my student is shy and does not ask a lot of questions. 

Good ideas above - you all have wonderful ideas. Never had a student who was not fluent in English before so did not expect… >>>

I have a high schooler (international student) from Finland living with me for the school year. She came with very few English speaking and understanding skills - she is getting better every day but currently has a "D" in Language Arts so far this term. Hope to find ways to turn that around. Any ideas?