An adult and child are reading a book, and the following conversation occurs:

Adult: Hmmm…what is that?
Child: [No answer]
Adult: Why, it looks like a caterpillar to me. What do you think?
What color do you see in that caterpillar?
Child: Brown
Adult: Yes..it's a brown caterpillar!
Child: Yup…a caterpill…er
Based on this conversation, which literacy skill is being informally taught?
A. Vocabulary
B. Alphabet instruction
C. Concepts of print
D. Phonemic Awareness


A

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