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It may be that the advantage in reading simply correlates with stronger interest in people/'social' stuff and weaker interest in STEM - this would then be the a
by 0815test 7y ago
It may be that the advantage in reading simply correlates with stronger interest in people/'social' stuff and weaker interest in STEM - this would then be the actual causative factor. One could guess that being interested in people/stories/'social' things would incent girls to read more and get better and better at reading.
- tickerticker 7y agoMy hunch about the reading skills gap is that little boys like physical movement marginally more than little girls, thus boys struggle to sit still and read.