Abstract
A group of 568 Negro, Latin American, and Anglo preschool children from families with incomes in the lowest 20 percent for the community were given the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. The average IQ for Anglos was 85.0, for Negroes 69.0, and for Latins 50.3. Children who scored in the lowest quartile were compared with those in the highest on a number of economic and family variables. Income and educational level of parents, size of family, and maternal employment were found to differ significantly for the two groups. Approximately one-fourth were retested after five weeks in a Headstart preschool program and all three groups showed significant improvement.
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