It Is Important for Students to Learn How to Read

question 19

Multiple Choice

It is important for students to learn how to read in their first language before English because:

• A) studies have shown children's native-language proficiency to be a strong predictor of progress in English.
• B) personal factors affecting second-language acquisition can be resolved during the period of acquiring the first language.
• C) students need to be literate in at least one language before they can be taught.
• D) student need to be taught the structure of language using the first language for the complexities of grammar and syntax to be understandable.

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