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Bilingual Kids Are Better Multi-Taskers, Study Says

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It seems to me that there have been tests on French immersion students vs students in the English stream. These tests clearly show that the French Immersion students had higher scores in English vocabulary. This was attributed to having a greater knowledge of latin cognates.

Gunnar of NY 4:52PM April 09, 2012

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