Elizabeth-04-06-12-Chapter+23

Elizabeth-04-06-12-Chapter 23

In the many years I have spent as a teacher and as a student, I have had peers and students who stuttered. Not one of them was a girl. Girls it seems to me are better at speaking, reading and writing. I am not sure about listening. The Boys and literacy chapter explores why boys score less than girls in standardized tests in reading and writing. I think we are wired that way. If we were not, there would not be a difference. I am not talking about exceptionally intelligent boys and girls but in general and taking the average boy and comparing him with the average girl. Granted, nurture plays a role, but I believe boys and girls are different and girls have the advantage in reading and writing