Children in Middle Childhood Are Better Able to Change Their

question 138

Multiple Choice

Children in middle childhood are better able to change their speech in response to the needs of listeners because they are more ______.

• A) likely to be reinforced for speaking correctly
• B) attuned to modeling adult speech
• C) cognitively developed in perspective-taking skills
• D) exposed to language differences in reading

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Definitions:

Constitutional Growth Delay

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Self-Esteem

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