If children are to learn to differentiate particular sounds used in their language, they must be exposed to these sounds before they are:
A) 6 to 8 months old.
B) 2 years old.
C) 4 years old.
D) 10 years old.

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Research in language development has shown that infants are most receptive to phonetic sounds of all languages until around 6 to 8 months of age, after which they begin to specialize in the phonetic sounds of their native language(s) and lose the ability to distinguish between foreign phonetic sounds as easily.

If Children Are to Learn to Differentiate Particular Sounds Used