Research Evidence Generally Shows That

question 194

Multiple Choice

Research evidence generally shows that

• A)government-funded programs that provide preschoolers with enriched early environments do not work.
• B)Head Start programs have been shown to be irrelevant to achievement in school.
• C)programs such as Head Start enhance IQ scores of the children in those programs.
• D)a and b

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Definitions:

Language Skills

The ability to communicate effectively in a specific language, encompassing reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Language Deficits

Impairments or difficulties in the ability to understand or produce speech, often resulting from brain damage or developmental disorders.

Sensitive Period Hypothesis

The theory that there are certain periods in human development where the brain is particularly receptive to learning specific types of information or skills.

Aphasia

A disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain responsible for language, resulting in difficulties with speaking, reading, writing, or understanding language.