Research Has Shown That the Use of Gestures

question 68

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that the use of gestures:

• A) emerges before children have mastered spoken language.
• B) is negatively correlated with the development of verbal language.
• C) causes parents to reduce verbal communication with their children.
• D) may interfere with the development of verbal language.

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