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Do number systems in native languages affect math performance?
This blog post said that Asians are good at math because Asian languages have less-confusing number systems:
So if it’s not the schools, what accounts for Asians succeeding in math across different ...
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Can someone have a “gift for languages”?
In Australia, although it has changed significantly in the past 30 years due to migration, it is quite common for people of Anglo background to only speak one language.
I learned my second language ...
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Is dyslexia unheard of in Spain?
I've been told that dyslexia is unheard of in Spain, and presumably other Spanish-speaking cultures, because Spanish is pronounced as it is spelt. Is this true?
Example:
Cases of dyslexia and ...
