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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you will find the preschool programs vary widely. You definitely want to check them out.

When I was in Florida, my son was in a preschool for kids with language delays. It was brilliant and he started putting together phrases immediately.

Then we moved, and he was in a special ed preschool in the morning, and a regular preschool in the afternoon. At conference time, the special ed teacher told me he was severely delayed, likely autistic, didn't know any of his colors or letters and didn't play with anyone.

The next day, I had a conference at the typical preschool. The teacher told me he was doing wonderfully knew all his letters and colors, played with everyone, and was the smartest kid in the room!

Same kid. Different teachers. Different programs. Different preconceived notions.[/quote]

It's also true that many regular ed teachers aren't as aware of subtle ASD characteristics if the child is bright and high functioning.[/quote]

[b]The point is that feedback from non-experts doesn't always give you the best information. [/b]I found this to be true in preschool -- the teachers were either bizarrely off the mark; or just wanted to keep parents happy and would give positive feedback only. The best preschool teacher we had for feedback had preciously been a DCPS sped teacher, who both understood what disabilities "look like" and also what the K classroom demands.

WTF does this have to do with this post?  [/quote][/quote]
When you get widely varying reports from different teachers, it's helpful to have an educational consultant observe both classes.[/quote]

Some publics, like ours would never let an educational consultant in and the best response would be for child to stay at the private where they are thriving as clearly the public set up is not meeting the child's needs.  We did't go to a SN school with SN teachers and it was far better.  They were patient, kind and took the time to actually teach, which publics no longer do.  Structured/repetitive learning is often best for language kids, which is why Montessori's and other less structured programs are not recommended, and things like centers are not best either.[/quote]

OK well clearly your child did not have a high level of needs ... and you were able to afford both private school and private services. Many of us are not in that situation, and the extent and nature of OP's child's needs are not clear. Also in DC anyway, they would have allowed a private consultant psychologist to observe. [/quote]

Oh also ... our public K program is very structured and language-rich with tons of practice. You don't need to go private for that. [/quote]

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