Because social maturity in early childhood contributes to later academic performance, a growing number of experts propose that

A) readiness for kindergarten be assessed in terms of not just academic skills but also social skills.
B) preschool education be made mandatory for children.
C) kindergarten teaching focus almost exclusively on social skills rather than academic instruction.
D) temperamentally shy, impulsive, and emotionally negative children be taught separately from their prosocial agemates.

A