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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you for all the thoughtful responses. I was struck by so many of the early suggestions about switching schools and holding her back (or even switching schools and sending her forward). I do think the school is part of her problem. She came from a very small, very nurturing nursery school where the children seemed very young and "innocent" compared to her peers now. It's going to be hard to find another private school for her at this point, especially with two older siblings at her current school, but I'll seriously consider it.

I will talk to her teacher again. And thanks to everyone who suggested a consultant.

As for the reading vs. socialization issue, I agree that reading is not a big deal, though her WPPSI scores and her teacher's comments make me worry a bit about her being bored next year if she repeated. Academically there is a big difference between PK and K curriculum at her school.

My big questions are whether or not my child is really struggling to keep up socially because of her age; or is this part of her personality and holding her back will result in the same or worse issues; whether these confidence issues will improve by the end of the year; whether she'll get taller and look closer in age to her classmates; or whether we just chose the wrong school for her.

I do know one thing. It would have been much better to leave her at her old nursery school for one more year and then redshirt her when I put her in the new school. I think she's going to know something's wrong or different this way.

Thanks again. I really appreciate all these responses.

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