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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids can change a lot between 4 and the time they are ready to go to K. Ours did so I wouldn't panic yet. I would try to get her an IEP before school begins if possible so she can go in with some supports but otherwise consider putting her in a private with more support. Everybody told us that doing more when they are younger really pays off and they were right. We did a lot but we regret the things we did not do. [b]If I had to do it over again I would have invested in private K and 1st[/b]. [/quote]

NP. What private school do you think would be a good fit for kids with this profile for K and 1st?[/quote]

Bump. We are in a similar situation with our DS[/quote]

For ours it would have been Maddox. We know a few other families with kids with similar profiles--academically advanced but who need repetition of directions and are struggling with behaviors such as being able to sit still, pay attention, follow directions and might cry or get anxious-- who did very well there. This is for a child who was expected to be mainstreamed and he was but not without struggle. I wish we could have avoided that first year of being thrown into K with no IEP, no 504 and a hostile school environment which did a lot of damage. Friends who had kids who went to Maddox went to a mix of private and public after that and while some have more challenges than DC they were emotionally or psychologically in a better place coming out of those early elementary years.[/quote]

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