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Our DD was in public school for PK and K, and then we homeschooled 1st, 2nd, and this year 3rd. She has always been bright but highly active and has difficulty sitting still. With occasional outbursts. However, this year has been a battle and she's been refusing to do work, writing nonsense when she doesn't feel like doing assignments, etc. We have already discussed ADHD with her ped, and there are probably both sensory and attention issues. However, I'm thinking of enrolling her back in public school while we have her evaluated. She may benefit from the structure, I need a break quite frankly, and our other child needs more attention than I am able to give at the same time.

 

Has anyone done this and what happens when you re-enroll? Do they test? I'm thinking she may possbly have to finish the year, but then repeat this grade. Which may not be totally bad, as she is yo9ung for her age and behind at least in reading.

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Sorry no one's responded. If you post in learning challenges you'll get a lot of answers about testing. There's a lot of public, after school, and homeschool posters there :)

 

After schooling gets light traffic for some reason.

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You might be better off waiting until the beginning of the school year. You can ask for an evaluation without enrolling in public school. If you do chose to enroll in public school it may take longer for an evaluation because they will probably want to do interventions beforehand and see if that helps things. That will take a minimum of 12 weeks if no or minimal progress is made. Good luck!

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We enrolled ds6 into first grade a couple of months into the school year for the same reasons you mentioned. I made a lot of noise with the principle to ensure that he got the support he needed at school. The school offered to run tests that would have normally been given to 1st graders. It is very likely the school will want to see your child in the school setting for 6 weeks before they will do evaluations. If you absolutely want your child evaluated then put the request in writing to the school immediately. That starts the clock ticking and they have so much time to either evaluate or deny evaluating.

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Our DD was in public school for PK and K, and then we homeschooled 1st, 2nd, and this year 3rd. She has always been bright but highly active and has difficulty sitting still. With occasional outbursts. However, this year has been a battle and she's been refusing to do work, writing nonsense when she doesn't feel like doing assignments, etc. We have already discussed ADHD with her ped, and there are probably both sensory and attention issues. However, I'm thinking of enrolling her back in public school while we have her evaluated. She may benefit from the structure, I need a break quite frankly, and our other child needs more attention than I am able to give at the same time.

 

Has anyone done this and what happens when you re-enroll? Do they test? I'm thinking she may possbly have to finish the year, but then repeat this grade. Which may not be totally bad, as she is yo9ung for her age and behind at least in reading.

 

If you decide to enroll your dd, you should be prepared to have immunization and health records; a photocopy of her birth certificate wouldn't be a bad idea, either. I recommend doing a standardized test at home before the enrollment process--yes, even if your state doesn't require it, even if you don't usually test, even though you're having otherwise evaluated. It is reasonable to give the school an idea of your dd's academic ability/achievements.

 

I would really advise against holding her back. I don't care that she's "young for her age." She will not be "young for her age" when she's in high school.

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