On National Handwriting Day, a plea for schools to return to teaching cursive.

Developing automaticity Whether students learn manuscript or cursive, White stressed the importance of practicing until they no longer have to think about forming letters, which is when automaticity ...

Cursive has been making a comeback in U.S. classrooms, with research showing its benefits for learning. But not everyone supports its instruction in an increasingly digital age with an already ...

Starting this school year, all Georgia students in grades 3-5 are expected to learn cursive, with the goal of reading and writing it by end of fifth grade. The state says cursive strengthens literacy, ...

Last week, elementary school students returned to the classroom in Archdale, N.C., with a new subject on the mandatory agenda: cursive writing. It’s a debate that has been simmering among ...

We asked readers, Should school kids still learn cursive writing?The argument for teaching kids cursive writing How badly does 15 minutes a day for one third-grade semester impact other subjects ...

As school-age children increasingly rely solely on digital devices for remote- and in-class learning, many K-12 school systems around the world are phasing out cursive handwriting and no longer ...

Hence, cursive writing can be of wonderful help to the kids who suffer from reading and learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, who find it hard to differentiate between some letters.

Benefits of handwriting The increased interest in cursive handwriting likely stems from effort by policymakers to improve the literacy performance of K-12 students across the country.

Another school year, another debate over the fate of cursive writing. More states are making it mandatory as critics question its use.

As school-age children increasingly rely solely on digital devices for remote- and in-class learning, many K-12 school systems around the world are phasing out cursive handwriting and no longer ...