When I was an preschool aide, we had 2 students per aide and 1 teacher, similar to what you stated your child's classroom is. We were responsible for our 2 students for the entire day except for when we had a lunch break. Every student in the class had different abilities and needed to be assisted to meet their needs. Many of our students needed assistance with crayons/pencils or whatever we were using for an activity, using eating utensils/eating at lunch, were not potty trained or had a hard time with zippers/buttons, transitioning from one activity to another and so on. The day was very structured and we kept to the same routine every day except for when we had our specials (PE, library time, art, music). We also had recess and we had to make sure our kids were safe and secure on the playground (we had some who were runners and some who ate things off the ground). A teacher alone or with just one aide would have not been able to teach and keep the children safe and safe was number one priority.

You can always ask the teacher what the day is like and what do the aides do in his/her classroom. If you have good communication she/he should be then happy to speak to you. And I would not worry about the goals given. Our children work on their goals on their time. My son had/has many goals that he didn't make at some point, but made at a later time or still hasn't made.

All I can tell you is that I believe teachers fixate on too many things at once, making it very difficult to make progress in all areas. I prefer focusing on one, two, or three small goals...things that are most important to me at the time. Move forward when those goals are reached. As their parent, you can shape their goals according to your needs as much as needed. It is the teacher's responsibility to stay focused on goals and to keep the classroom aides informed.

The aides in the twins class is to help keep them in the area they are working help deter unwanted behaviour for transitions and social interaction.

It all starts with the teacher. If your child has a good teacher , the aides will follow their lead. And vice versa. I've seen both scenarios. Luckily , my child's first teacher was good natured. The aides were just as helpful. This past year , very different. Good luck

You are welcome. I'm glad it helps. Having a meeting with everyone is the best thing to do. I have a meeting every year with my sons teachers (and he'll be in HS next year) just so they know him/us and all of our expectations etc. It tends to help build a good relationship between everyone and answer any questions that everyone may have. Good luck with your meeting. :)