Georgia’s new English language arts standards, which take effect in July, will include an emphasis on handwriting, and ...

We knew that we were doomed to writing with a pencil until we got it right and nobody wanted to languish in that graphite purgatory. I was second in a class of 40 to graduate to a pen.

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting ...

But in reality, cursive handwriting draws upon deep reading knowledge ... Fine motor movements are used to manipulate the pencil with one’s fingers. And visual-motor coordination is used to ...

Teachers often have trouble finding enough time in the school day to teach all the expected writing skills, let alone cursive ...

In this photo illustration, Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Hempfield, demonstrates how she teaches cursive writing in her classroom, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

I understand that handwriting imprints the memory better — I notice it even in adulthood — but I am skeptical that there is a reason the handwriting is better done in cursive.

“You don’t have to pick up your pencil every time,” White said. She also noted that students who learn to write and recognize cursive are better equipped to read historical documents and primary ...

Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it comes to handwriting: The future elementary school principal got a C-minus in cursive in the fourth grade. But she’s ready to follow the curvy ...

But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of sorts ... Fine motor movements are used to manipulate the pencil with one’s fingers. And visual-motor coordination is used to write each letter ...

Writing out the same word again and again in cursive may bring back bad memories for some, but handwriting can boost connectivity across brain regions, some of which are implicated in learning and ...