A second-grade teacher pairs students who are reading at approximately the same independent reading level for a partner-reading activity. During the activity, the two partners sit side by side and take turns reading aloud from a shared text. Over a period of several days, the partners read a large number of independent-level texts together. This activity is best designed to promote students':A) development of reading rate and automaticity
B) awareness of key aspects of prosodic reading
C) development of comprehension skills and strategies
D) awareness of new phonics elements