Williams Argues That There Is No Use Trying to Teach

question 145

Multiple Choice

Williams argues that there is no use trying to teach a 3-year-old to read because children of this age have not yet developed neural structures adequate for this task. Instead, he says that children will learn to read much faster and with less effort when they are 5 years old. His argument is based on the concept of:

• A) practice
• B) functional subordination
• C) automaticity
• D) readiness

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