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I have some auditory discrim problems, so I usually turn on the English-for-hearing-impaired subtitles.
Some of the kids love that--they're at the age when they begin to realize that reading is a powerful tool/weapon.
A young friend struggling with French in high school found that if she watched movies with the French subtitles selected, it gave a boost to her comprehension.