Which of the following statements about vocabulary and reading is true?
A) Preschoolers' reading habits strongly predict later vocabulary size into high school.
B) Avid readers are exposed to more than 4 million words per year.
C) On average, children learn about 10 new words each day.
D) Children who rarely read encounter only about 600,000 words per year.

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According to research, avid readers are exposed to more than 4 million words per year. This is significantly more than the average number of words encountered by children who do not read as much. While preschoolers' reading habits can have an impact on later vocabulary size, it is not necessarily a strong predictor, and the average number of new words learned per day can vary widely. Therefore, option B is the only statement that is consistently supported by research.

Which of the Following Statements About Vocabulary and Reading Is