Many Head Start Graduates Begin Elementary School with Improved Literacy

Multiple Choice

Many Head Start graduates begin elementary school with improved literacy and math skills but also with more reported behavioral problems by first grade. Why?

A) Head Start programs may foster behavioral issues in its graduates.
B) Improved academic skills often trigger behavioral problems.
C) Elementary school teachers may misinterpret the independence of Head Start children as behavioral problems.
D) Parents received inadequate support from Head Start on how to be more responsive to their children.