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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just my experience with K:

My child started out K in a self contained classroom, with a 1:6 ratio.  1 of the kids in his class had extreme hyperactivity but was a kind child.  All the parents in that classroom were so understanding of each other.  Our kids were allowed to learn how to do school while still learning.

The reality is that the K teacher won't have the bandwidth for that and most likely the paraeducator will have several children to look after.  And then there are the parents  who are not compassionate and will complain when SN kids are disruptive.

Age and maturity do help and now my kiddo spends the majority of the day in GenEd with para support.  So please don't be afraid of a small self-contained K, it may be a great way for your child to find their way.

And, for a suggestion for the group activities, you can ask for an Adapted PE evaluation.  While different issues than yours, my DS was in it and some of the goals were centered on group participation, turn taking, and sportsmanship.  It doesn't hurt to ask.

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Op here. That sounds like a lovely environment.

I do bristle a bit though at the implication-it feels like you’re saying I’m resistant to the idea of a self contained classroom and need to come around to the idea.

That’s not the case. I don’t know how it works other places, but in our school district it is extremely difficult to get a self contained classroom or a para. It’s not as if it was offered to me and I declined. I even hired an advocate to help me with the IEP and placement for kindergarten. In our district it’s not really possible to go from a mainstream public preschool into a self contained kindergarten classroom. It just doesn’t work that way.[/quote]

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