Bobby Was Not Taught to Read Until He Was an Adolescent

question 33

Multiple Choice

Bobby was not taught to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read, it was much harder for him to learn, and it took him longer to learn to read than it would have during his early- to middle-childhood years. Bobby had a hard time learning to read because he did not learn to do so during the _____ period.

• A) critical
• B) early
• C) late
• D) sensitive

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