Once Children Speak Their First Words at Around 12 Months,they

question 36

Multiple Choice

Once children speak their first words at around 12 months,they then tend to go through a slow period of word acquisition until about the age of 2.At approximately age 2,children typically

• A) slowly and gradually improve their language, provided they have a stimulating environment.
• B) regress in their language development as a result of neural pruning.
• C) stabilize in their language development until kindergarten or first grade.
• D) experience a naming explosion during which they add names of things or people to their vocabulary.

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