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[quote=Anonymous]I know that it's a little late, since the school year starts on Tuesday, but my recommendation is to put your child into K and check with the teacher in about 3-4 weeks.  That will give him a chance to settle into routine, make friends, learn to emulate them (they all start copying different things from each other) and also a chance for the teacher to get to know him.  Then, ask for a parent-teacher conference and talk with the teacher about how he is behaving in class, how he is adapting to class and if she feels he has any issues.  Many kids are as you describe, but once in the K class, they adapt, often by copying other kids or the teacher learns how to control the class and get the kids to follow the rules.

If he is adapting, but slow, you can always opt to have him repeat K.  If he is not adapting well, then you can pull him out and put him back in K again next year.  But I don't think the examples you gave are enough to hold him back as they are both pretty common characteristics of boys entering K.  If, however, you've had him in pre-K for one or two years already and are basing this on you discussions with his pre-K teachers, then you could consider holding him back, putting him back in pre-K and seeing what the teacher says next year.[/quote]

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