My DS is in preK and the age ranges from kids who just turned 4 to just turned 5 and that difference can be huge. Last year it was 3 to 5 and that was problematic as their was a problem child and the school had difficulty handling it. My DS apparently spends a lot of center time telling stories to himself. They are doing letters and DS reads. But they have a lot of rules, and the kids know the rules, in fact the social component seems to be focused on rules, and playing nicely and all that sort of stuff. I think you need a better idea of what the teacher (s?) are doing with them. Is he supposed to be playing with other kids, is he bored with the toy offerings. Or is he trying to get the teachers attention. DS teacher is concerned about his social skills because the other kids have no frame of reference for what he talks about, her words not mine. She is more concerned about this than I am because I don't think he is miserable and I don't want to send the message that he needs to change himself to fit in. Does yours get along with these older kids, or are they still not really old enough so he prefers the
adults, which at some point the adults realize it and try to pawn the kid of on the other kids, some don't react well. my DS accepted it, but only when forced to.
Not sure how observing goes, mine would change his behavior. I find it's helpful to find a kid in the class who tells his/her parent everything. They can be like court reporters and provide a useful picture of what the classroom is like from another perspective
DeHe
Last edited by DeHe; 10/10/10 05:23 PM.
