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 ...

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.

A bill is pending in the Michigan House to restore an optional cursive curriculum to schools. It should be mandatory.

“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 ...

Cursive writing is introduced in second grade about halfway through the school year and reinforced in higher grades. Rost uses a chapter book, “Muggie Maggie,” to introduce the skill.

Q: California is notorious for passing laws. Our son is in the fourth-grade. He has to learn cursive now — that’s the law? Are there also other new laws we should know about? B.C., Woodland ...

And three more said they don’t teach cursive writing at all; however, D-70 in Pueblo said they’re discussing bringing it back. Before 2009, most kids were taught cursive writing in the third ...

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.

Cursive, in particular, aids in making handwriting more efficient, and therefore faster and more legible. When writing becomes automatic, student’s working memory is freed up, allowing for ...