Briefly describe Project Head Start.
What will be an ideal response?
For many years, U.S. children from low-income families did not receive any education before they entered the first grade. Often, they began first grade already several steps behind their classmates in their readiness to learn. In the summer of 1965, the federal government began an effort to break the cycle of poverty and poor education for young children in the United States through Project Head Start. It is a compensatory program designed to provide children from low-income families the opportunity to acquire the skills and experiences important for success in school.
After almost half a century, Head Start continues to be the largest federally funded program for U.S. children, with almost 1 million U.S. children enrolled annually. In 2007, 3 percent of Head Start children were 5 years old, 51 percent were 4 years old, 36 percent were 3 years old, and 10 percent were under 3 years of age.
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a. flashbulb memories. b. eidetic imagery. c. echoic memories. d. partial information.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to Sternberg's theory, which statement is true?
A) Creative intelligence is similar to crystallized intelligence. B) Practical intelligence involves our ability to use original thinking to solve problems. C) Analytical intelligence is similar to Spearman's g factor of intelligence. D) Practical intelligence is similar to Gardner's naturalistic intelligence.