According to the Social-Pragmatic Theory of Language Development, Which Method

question 227

Multiple Choice

According to the social-pragmatic theory of language development, which method of reading picture books to a young child would LEAST likely improve that child's use of language?

• A) frequently interrupting the reading to discuss the storyline with the child
• B) reading picture books in a way that was specifically designed to get kids talking
• C) asking a lot of open-ended questions about the picture book while reading it
• D) reading the picture books at home in a rather typical way on a regular basis

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