Wendy is preparing to give a speech on the lifetime impact of attending preschool. She found an article called "Benefits of Preschool: a Longitudinal Study" to be very helpful, but she needs more information. Which of the following methods would be most likely to help her find additional sources that are relevant to her topic?
A) Perform a phrase search for kindergarten benefits using a general search engine.
B) Search Google Scholar using the terms benefits, preschool, and "longitudinal study."
C) Conduct a boolean search using a meta-search engine with the terms kindergarten AND benefits.
D) Search the Internet for the terms lifetime impact preschool.

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Searching Google Scholar using specific terms related to her topic (benefits, preschool, and "longitudinal study") is the best method to find additional reliable sources. Google Scholar specifically searches academic sources which are likely to contain valuable information for Wendy's speech. The other options do not include specific search terms related to Wendy's topic or limit themselves to general search engines or websites.

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