We knew our DC were behind academically, but tonight has just bought it home so much.
The school seems brilliant, really have 'the measure of them' and DS (7) has a number of interventions in place (despite only being there a few weeks) and is making slow but steady progress.
But DD(5) bless her.. For info, Background is one of neglect and multiple carers.
She can't sit still and is disrupting the class as her teacher is having to instruct her to sit back down several times a minute.
She strokes the teachers hair and other children's a lot
She won't even attempt to write, insisting that teachers write in highlighter for her to wrote over. She does this at home too and goes into meltdown every time I try to encourage her to write alone or do anything she doesn't wan to do.
I don't know how to support her. I'm worried her stroking her teacher's hair a lot is a sign that she isn't attached to me (although there are a number of signs that she is... Is this all 'front')
I don't know how to help her... Or who to talk to in order to get some ideas.
I've volunteered to go to her class for a morning a week but will that mark her out as different to other children? Will it help or hinder?
Anyone had anything similar? Any ideas? I thought things were going so well and this has taken me by surprise.
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meoverhere · 08/10/2014 20:10
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