As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

Most of us remember spending years of school learning how to write, first tracing letters, then writing our names, and eventually progressing to cursive. But as technology has taken over, that ...

This is cursive handwriting from the beginning. The first lesson covers the formation of c,a,d,g,o, and the animation in the PowerPoint show demonstrates top and bottom joins; the second lesson covers ...

In the hands of students, a curved piece of wood becomes a smile, a crown, an oversized ear. The shape’s “meaning” changes with its position or role, a message that also holds true in learning to ...

Teaching handwriting is one of the most important parts of a child’s early school life, so we asked our columnist and handwriting expert Nancy Gedge to prepare some guides on best practice. Below is ...

Kids living in Indiana in America don't have to do handwriting lessons anymore. That's because experts there think it's more important for children to know how to type on computers. Some people aren't ...