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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can be difficult for a young child to describe what is wrong. Maybe he feels anxious about the setting. I don’t think I’d push the program if he’s not happy and I don’t think I’d assume it doesn’t bode well for K. My son had apraxia and fine motor delays. My other son had very severe fine motor delays and a phonological disorder. Both benefited most from private therapies. Both were very delayed  entering K but had great experiences in our public. But our public school had very small class sizes as it was underenrolled. I volunteered as allowed so I could also be a fly on the wall and see how things were really going. It also allowed me to develop good relationships with their teachers so I could be proactive. My son with apraxia attended many different preschool settings. He attended a school from 2-3 that was mainstream but had a reputation for being inclusive. He had kind teachers but he couldn’t communicate his needs although they assured me they understood him. I hired an SLP to work with him at the school and she reported back that they definitely didn’t. Also that he was always on the periphery. We moved him at 3 to our neighborhood play based preschool where they had an open door policy. I could pop in any time I wanted. They worked hard to integrate him socially. He seemed happy to go. We did LEAP (language preschool at UMD) and they let parents stay and observe from behind glass. But he was recommended for a language class through MCPS and he became upset about going. It was a red flag for me and I pulled him. [/quote]

Leap is a good suggestion.  If they don’t have space now, they have a summer program.  But, they have changed directors several times so find out about who runs it first. [/quote]

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