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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP what did you decide? We were equally blindsided by recent feedback telling us our child isn’t showing interest in early literacy activities at school. I believe them but know they have zero structure at this preschool so I can see my child being drawn to the chaos and also preferring to play with the lovely provocations rather than sitting down to be “quizzed” without being shown any letters, numbers or even proper calendars with days of the week, weather etc. some kids really thrive on predictability, expectation heads up and reputation rather total open-ended approaches that throw them off when it’s time for fun and when it’s actually time that I’m being asked serious qs.[/quote]

OP here - no decisions yet, and I do think the lack of structure is an issue for my kid as well. I reached out to an educational consultant who does assessments (would never have done this if not for the school's feedback) and after an hour-long assessment was told that DD is beyond where most kids her age are in terms of pre-literacy and very advanced in math, showed strong attention and executive function and was able to creatively solve problems. They did note that she was on the quieter side but that's how she is with new people, I can't do much to change that nor would I want to. Maybe her issues are more evident in group settings so we've been trying to do more playdates and socialize more, and we'll work more on that during the summer.

We're not going to switch schools ATP, so we'll hopefully have a better run 4s class next year (the current head teacher is relatively green). I'm not going to switch schools because it's too much change for my kid. We'll apply where we want and if we don't get in we'll stick with our zoned PS. [/quote]

Hi OP glad you were able to get some insights with a professional. May I ask who did you use to perform the assessment? Was it done at your home (your kid’s familiar space)? I’m asking because what I see at home is also quite different from what they report in school.[/quote]

I don't want to share the name for privacy reasons but it's one of the more well known consultants in the city recommended by lots of people on fb. The assessment was not in our home. [/quote]

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