Just how long have humans been using cursive writing? Scholars credit Niccolo Niccoli, a 15th Century Italian, for “inventing” our modern-day cursive, although it had been evolving long… ...

The Lasting Impact of Cursive Writing. Beyond the classroom, cursive writing holds cultural and historical significance. Elizabeth Fraley puts a spotlight on historical documents, personal letters ...

Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

Memory Why Cursive Handwriting Is Good for Your Brain Writing by hand helps the brain learn and remember better, an EEG study finds. Posted October 2, 2020 | Reviewed by Devon Frye ...

Last week, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in all public and private ...

Once a standard in elementary schools, cursive is no longer taught to all students. A Maine lawmaker would like to change that. After watching her teacher trace the downward and upward curves of a ...

In kids, studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better and longer-lasting recognition and understanding of letters. Writing by hand also improves memory and recall ...

Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. Why Students Need to Know Cursive Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card ...