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appyboo

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on: Jun 20, 2018
In studying the language development of children from low SES families, researchers have found that children's receptive vocabulary scores at 36 months can be predicted by
 
  a. the presence of a father in the home a year earlier
  b. the frequency of fathers' book reading to them a year earlier
  c. the number of adult books in the household a year earlier
  d. the frequency of fathers' book reading to boys, but not to girls, at 24 months

Question 2

Infants are better able than adults to distinguish among sounds not found in their language.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


kkenney

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

TRUE


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