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Newbie--Any advice on what to do with 4 year old?
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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 26828" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>FWIW, I had my daughter evaluated by the school district at age four. She was not labeled. While she did not qualify for services at that point, the director pointed out that we all (school & family) had some very valuable information on an at risk child to use if and when an eligibility question arose again. They know she's at risk socially, has slight speech issues, and rated quite high intellectually. These scores will be good to have in the future if she starts to slip academically or have behavior problems in school. We have something to compare current tests to. This early testing also helped to put me in a favorable light when I needed a monitor for the bus that Duckie rides due to her needing to carry an epipen. We had a relationship with the office that handles that.</p><p>The thing is, you would probably be setting your son up to fail if you sent him to kindergarten as things stand now. By reaching out to the school district early, your family appears proactive about your son's struggles and less complacent. I think most schools would rather know in advance that they have a student who will need some extra services and special accommodations so that they are in place before there are meltdowns in the classroom or kids being hit. </p><p>Good luck, I know just how gut-wrenching this sort of decision is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 26828, member: 1722"] FWIW, I had my daughter evaluated by the school district at age four. She was not labeled. While she did not qualify for services at that point, the director pointed out that we all (school & family) had some very valuable information on an at risk child to use if and when an eligibility question arose again. They know she's at risk socially, has slight speech issues, and rated quite high intellectually. These scores will be good to have in the future if she starts to slip academically or have behavior problems in school. We have something to compare current tests to. This early testing also helped to put me in a favorable light when I needed a monitor for the bus that Duckie rides due to her needing to carry an epipen. We had a relationship with the office that handles that. The thing is, you would probably be setting your son up to fail if you sent him to kindergarten as things stand now. By reaching out to the school district early, your family appears proactive about your son's struggles and less complacent. I think most schools would rather know in advance that they have a student who will need some extra services and special accommodations so that they are in place before there are meltdowns in the classroom or kids being hit. Good luck, I know just how gut-wrenching this sort of decision is. [/QUOTE]
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