Research Indicates That Head Start Programs

question 49

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that Head Start programs

• A) fail to produce even short-term improvements in participants' mental skills.
• B) contribute to dramatic long-term gains in participants' intelligence test scores.
• C) promote aptitude benefits,which generally fade over time.
• D) are beneficial only to participants from very intellectually stimulating home environments.

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