5.5? she didn't meet the cutoff for kinder in your state?
My almost 5yo is the same way and this is coming from someone known to talk a lot and loudly, but I was very quiet and shy in public as a child.
I found a great private school at a church. We're not religious, but often a church based school is less expensive and I do enjoy the loving message the kids get. Anyway, it is also academically pretty rigorous. They use kindergarden standards and she is meeting them wonderfully, according to her teachers. She's still quite talkative, but she seems to be focusing and paying attention well in class. She asks to do her homework and really likes it.
Where I live we also have some indoor playplaces that have a "drop n shop" time. Or can you get a college student like a babysitter to take her out a few times a week? The Diva's chatter seems to be more endearing to those who aren't constantly bombarded with it...
