I'm not really expecting anyone to help me decide this, just putting my ideas on paper to get it straight in my own head...and seeing if anyone's got any useful insight.
So, this year, DD was all set to do two days at English school, two days at French school. She doesn't currently speak any French, but obviously understands some. The advantage with the English school is that the class size is much smaller and her speech therapist could go to work with her there, rather than me taking her out of school and to the speech therapists house. At French school, there are 30 kids in the class and although we've applied for 1-to-1 chances are we won't get it before next year. (DD has no significant behavioural problems and is still very young). However, the way it worked out meant that she was doing Monday English, Tuesday French, Weds off, Thursday English, Friday French.
Having met her last week, the French school have now objected saying the DD must choose between the two schools. Putting her into English full time is just not an option (extortionately expensive, and the school only goes up to age 5). The French school feel that it would be too disruptive for DD to go to two different schools and TBH, they probably have a point, but if she ONLY goes to French school, she gets no help at all in a class of 30 kids. She can see her speech therapist but I'll have to take her out of school for that.
So far she's only going to the French school, and certainly trots off happily enough. I like her teacher (apart from the difference of opinion about DD's schooling!).
So what do I do? Do I assume that DD can't handle two schools at once (they are probably correct). Do I push for 1-to-1 sooner?
Does anyone have any experience of a speech-delayed child NOT having support in school. What is the likely outcome? Has anyone else succesfully managed two separate schools for their DC?
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Ok, so this is my big dilemma (long, sorry!)
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BriocheDoree · 11/09/2008 15:14
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