The text suggests that children benefit from playing with other children who are older and younger than they are. Why?
A) Older children can model for younger children, providing scaffolding.
B) Older children teach rules of discipline better than same-age children.
C) Younger children allow children to escape reality, thereby fostering dramatic play.
D) Younger children help older children practice their language skills better than same-age children.

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As noted in the text, mixed-age peer groups can offer older children the opportunity to practice teaching and child care with younger children, and younger children can imitate and practice role relations with older children. As noted earlier in the chapter, the most effective instruction involves scaffolding, which is the progressive structuring of tasks by parents or others so that the level of task difficulty is appropriate. This finding makes clear the significance of having older children as role models for those who are younger.
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The Text Suggests That Children Benefit from Playing with Other