John Needs to Make a Recommendation to the Minister of Education

question 15

Multiple Choice

John needs to make a recommendation to the Minister of Education with regards to the value of early childhood education for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Based on the research from the Abecedarian program, what should John recommend?

• A) While early childhood intervention can lead to short-term gains, they do not result in long term gains regardless of the age children start the program.
• B) That an intensive intervention program that starts at age 5 leads to long term positive effects on children's outcome unlike programs where children start in infancy.
• C) That intensive early childhood intervention, regardless of the age of the children when they start, has long term positive effects on children's outcome.
• D) That an intensive intervention program that starts in infancy and continues to age 5 leads to long term positive effects on children's outcome unlike programs where children start after the age of 5.

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