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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many kids are in the classroom and how much structure is there?

My child had aggressive behavior in pre k. She wanted to engage with the other kids but didn't know how. Plus, the school, by design, was uunstructured and let kids take the lead on activities and interactions. This stressed her out, but she didn't have the emotional vocabulary to tell us. When we got her in a more structured supportive school, the aggression completely disappeared.

For a psychologist, I recommend Paula Elitov. She will observe at school and make recommendations. For us, we also had her evaluate and make a provisional diagnosis, which worked well until we got a neuropsych a few years later.[/quote]

Thanks for the recommendation. He is in a class of 10 with one lead and one assistant teacher. There is structure to the day but it isn't as rigid a structure as some other schools.[/quote]

That's a good class size, and with a ratio that small I'd expect the teachers to be able to tell you a lot more about what is going on than "Johnny hit Mikey," and offer some solutions.  Also, just because there is structure does not necessarily mean that they are good about facilitating interactions - they might still be letting the kids have a lot of unstructured time even the day is broken up into parts.  I mean, if they just let the kids roam during Center time and Recess time, then that is unstructured.  [/quote]

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