Years after it was omitted from the Common Core standards, some students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries. Some states are bringing it back to classrooms. Credit ...

It is possible that you, in the 21st century, were never taught how to teach handwriting in any of your education courses—I know I wasn’t, and that was 50 years ago. In my early days of teaching, I ...

Once an essential life skill, writing by hand is now saved for special occasions like wedding invitations. Sometimes, we do it when we need to scribble down a quick note. As we observed generational ...

We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience – and a connection to history Humming ...

Bonnie Morris has been keeping a journal for roughly 50 years. She used to read thousands of students’ essays for the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam. When she grades her students’ work, she ...

If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...

Good handwriting is not an end in itself. Rather, it is a means to literacy that fundamentally transforms the human experience. Developing control over the shape of the 26 letters of the alphabet ...

Why is teaching handwriting important? There’s plenty of emphasis on handwriting in the EYFS profile, and throughout the KS1 and KS2 English national curriculum. The national curriculum guidance ...

She had always dreamed about being Dallas County district attorney. But as her career took off, her personal life was falling apart—divorce, pain pills, thoughts of suicide. After two months of ...

In the past few days you may well have scribbled out a shopping list on the back of an envelope or stuck a Post-it on your desk. Perhaps you added a comment to your child’s report book or made a few ...