In a co-taught middle school class with several deaf or hard-of-hearing students and an ASL interpreter, students collaboratively develop language stems for discussion. The practice primarily benefits students by:

• A. applying standard written forms of English grammar and syntax
• B. discussing and developing abstract ideas and concepts
• C. using written models to show direct correspondence between English and ASL
• D. enhancing receptive language of specific content-area vocabulary

Answer: (A)