Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

Not everyone is convinced cursive deserves a comeback tour.

For decades, teachers, parents and wider society recognised the importance of good cursive script. Beautiful handwriting has the ability to stop us in our tracks. We notice it, we admire it and many ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -As children increasingly are exposed to screens from an early age, some Ohio students still learn to write with a flourish – and maybe getting added literacy benefits. The Ohio ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lawmakers in Missouri have introduced a bill that could restore previous curriculum standards across the state, including cursive handwriting instruction and reduced screen time in ...

When directing the writing by hand, the brain has to visually track rapidly changing positions of the pencil and control hand and finger movements. To learn such skills, the brain must improve its ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...