All of the following are among the six key principles in young children's vocabulary development (as detailed by Harris, Golinkoff, & Hirsh-Pasek) EXCEPT
A) that children learn words for things and events that interest them.
B) that children best learn the words they hear most often.
C) that children learn words best in contexts that are meaningful.
D) that children learn words best when grammar is not practiced along with vocabulary.

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The other three principles are indeed among the six key principles in young children's vocabulary development, as detailed by Harris, Golinkoff, & Hirsh-Pasek. Children do learn words for things and events that interest them (A), they best learn the words they hear most often (B), and they learn words best in contexts that are meaningful (C). However, the fourth principle is not that children learn words best when grammar is not practiced along with vocabulary (D), but rather that children learn words best when they hear them used in connected speech and in situations where the meaning of the words can be inferred from the context.

All of the Following Are Among the Six Key Principles