As predicted by Vygotsky's theory, the reading skills of eight- to 10-year-old children are closely related to
A)the amount of verbal scaffolding their mothers provided at age three or four.
B)their psychomotor skills at age two.
C)their ability to make transformations by age five or six.
D)the number of words in their expressive vocabulary by age two.

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Vygotsky's theory emphasizes the importance of social interaction and language in cognitive development. Verbal scaffolding by caregivers, such as mothers, plays a crucial role in developing a child's reading skills, according to his theory.

As Predicted by Vygotsky's Theory, the Reading Skills of Eight-