Targeted writing exercises help reduce educational attainment gap | Box of delight | Scoop.it
A short series of precisely targeted writing exercises can significantly improve the academic attainment of school students from low-income families, according to a new study by a joint research team from LSE and the University of Sussex.

The study found that values affirmation writing exercises, where individuals are asked to write about a value that is personally important to them, offer a low-cost and effective way of reducing the socioeconomic attainment gap in schools.