Maggie plans to test the hypothesis that children develop reading skills in line with the continuity approach to development, rather than the discontinuity approach. She interviews parents about the behaviors they observed in their children in the weeks leading up to the first time they read on their own. What will she be looking for in this data to support her hypothesis?
A. Reports from parents that their children could not understand anything written but then suddenly were able to read without difficulty
B. Reports from parents that suggested the behaviors observed in their children differed based on cultural background
C. Reports from parents that suggested all of their children developed reading abilities at the same age
D. Reports from parents that their children gradually began reading single words, then groups of words, sentences, and eventually whole books on their own
Answer: D
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