A study by Cornell University has shown that engaging middle-school students in brief mindfulness exercises could boost their reading performance. The study focussed for the first time on academic skill of reading comprehension and fluency rather than academic achievement. The study, conducted during the 2017-18 school year, included five seventh-grade English Language Arts (ELA) classes from the same New York state school, where 70% of students are Black and 88% live below the poverty level. T...

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