Strong foundational skills The three-part resource comprehensively mobilizes research to explain the “how and why” of teaching cursive handwriting.

The time needed to teach cursive may explain why it’s being marginalized, if not outright ignored, in public schools. South of the border, at least 41 states do not require public schools to ...

For many, the return of mandatory cursive handwriting instruction in the Ontario curriculum, starting in Grade 3, is a welcome and long-overdue move on the part of the Ministry of Education. It is a ...

“The benefits of cursive abound, ranging from improving neural connections in the brain, promoting a strong sense of self-discipline, and helping to develop crucial fine motor skills,” said ...

SASKATOON – Saskatchewan is holding strong on teaching children handwriting in school. Many U.S. states, as well as Ontario and Quebec, have taken cursive writing out of their curriculum. Tim ...

Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in ...

As a strong proponent of explicit handwriting instruction in schools, I am excited about this new development. The new requirement, however, does have me concerned for teachers, students and ...

This handwriting illiteracy has in turn made them unable to perform basic adult tasks. “My 20-year-old granddaughter struggles to sign a check,” Kimberly Jacovino of Monroe, Connecticut ...

The non-profit organization Campaign for Cursive is dedicated to educating kids and adults on the benefits of cursive writing. Committee member Edda Manley spoke with the Calgary Eyeopene r about ...

"The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom: A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults." Frontiers in Psychology (First published ...

For many, the return of mandatory cursive handwriting instruction in the Ontario curriculum, starting in Grade 3, is a welcome and long-overdue move on the part of the Ministry of Education.