Troublemaker in my school

 I don't have any serious "troublemakers" in my class - one kid I'll call Victor almost assuredly has pretty serious undiagnosed ADHD. He's a really nice fourth grade boy, friendly and thoughtful. His reading, writing, and spelling are below grade level. When I have worked with Victor one-on-one he will get distracted often, sometimes more than once during one sentence.

I spoke with the full-time teacher and she mentioned that she has hinted and suggested to the parents that testing Victor for ADHD would be a good idea, but that a teacher can't expressly recommend that directly to a parent. The additional factor is that Victor is leaving this private Christian school (with a class of 13 kids) to enter public school in the Fall. We worry about what will happen to him as a new kid in a larger classroom.

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  1. Corey's Dream TeamApril 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM

    Thanks for your post Mark! Thanks for sharing with me directly in class.

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