Brain Builder
Test your early childhood IQ
What does it take to get kids
Ready for school,
set for life?
Question 1 |
True or False:
About 90 percent of a child’s critical brain development happens before age five.
- True
- False
Question 2 |
True or False:
It’s impossible to link early formation of cognitive and character skills to success as an adult.
- True
- False
Question 3 |
True or False:
Every dollar invested in quality early childhood education produces a 16% annual return in better education, health, social and economic outcomes.
- True
- False
Question 4 |
True or False:
Differences in the size of children’s vocabulary first appear at 18 months.
- True
- False
Question 5 |
True or False:
Children embark on their academic journeys on the first day of kindergarten.
- True
- False
Question 6 |
True or False:
Children who can read at grade level by third grade are more likely to graduate from high school.
- True
- False
Question 7 |
True or False:
The first five years are the most critical in the development of a child’s brain. During these years children begin to develop cognitive, social, emotional, and language skills and start to relate to and interact with the world.
- True
- False
Question 8 |
True or False:
Studies show that children exposed to high-quality early childhood education have better language, math and social skills, and better relationships with classmates.
- True
- False
Question 9 |
True or False:
Interventions later in life, including job training, adult literacy, prisoner rehabilitation, and remedial education programs for disadvantaged adults - although beneficial - yield low economic returns compared to early interventions.
- True
- False
Question 10 |
True or False:
Arizonans have dedicated funding to expand education and health programs that help kids arrive at kindergarten prepared to succeed.
- True
- False
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