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[quote=Anonymous]I can share my child's experience in case it is helpful.  He's done Montessori at a private until this year, now 2nd grade in DCPS.  He is very noise sensitive!  Such that we kept him a bit longer in Montessori since our local DCPS seemed loud/chaotic for him.

Funny thing that in his previous school, he was extremely focused, and I think this was a large part because of the format of the classroom, which was quiet and orderly.  Looking at him now, he is super distractable, and I'd never know the focus he is capable of if we hadn't had the Montessori experience.  I really think the format of the learning makes a huge difference.  In his previous school he seemed so smart, and now he seems like a dud student having to follow directions and a painfully slow pace.

Also, about numbers, Montessori Math is really tactile and works to assign valve to numbers in a way that traditional math does not (at least not at that age).  I wonder if yours would benefit from a Montessori Math tutor, which is available on places like outschool.com (we use one named Jackie who is fantastic).  You'd have to buy some materials, but may be worth it?  The 1-on-1 is so great at that age.[/quote]

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