Sebastian, an English learner, moved to the United States two years ago and converses easily with his third grade classmates. When asked to complete literacy tasks in the classroom, however, he seems to have difficulty understanding the teacher's directions. Sebastian is most likely having difficulty because:
a) the teacher has not provided texts which motivate him
b) he has not reached a satisfactory level of cognitive academic language proficiency
c) he has not reached a satisfactory level of basic interpersonal communicative skills
d) cultural differences prevent him from understanding the teacher
b
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