Study shows why four-year-olds don't thrive in...
Study shows why four-year-olds don't thrive in head start classes -- ScienceDaily https://t.co/gMSQ5uYnem
November 16, 2015
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Study shows why four-year-olds don't thrive in head start classes
Most Head Start classrooms serve children of mixed ages and that hurts the academic growth of older children, a new national study suggests. Researchers found that 4-year-olds in Head Start classrooms that included higher concentrations of 3-year-olds were up to five months behind in academic development compared with their peers in classrooms with fewer younger children.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151110094407.htm