Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) “Messy! Messy!” Nearly 40 years later ...

Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed a free ...

White offered guidance on maximizing handwriting’s benefits, including whether to prioritize cursive, the importance of developing automaticity and ensuring handwriting remains a functional literacy ...

For Americans over a certain age, the idea of not learning cursive in school is close to unimaginable. The experience of mastering the looping letters and rhythmic flow from word to word — while ...

Evi and her classmates are learning the art of cursive writing, the old-school style of writing defined by flair and flourishes that are absent in block printing.

Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.

In California, a new law will require all students there to learn cursive handwriting — a skill that had been mandatory for generations, but started to fall by the wayside in the digital age.

The Fountain grandmother is on a new crusade to bring back cursive writing after learning her granddaughter, a sixth-grader at Fountain Middle School, doesn’t know how to read or write in cursive.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- Cursive handwriting could be making a comeback in New Jersey. Assemblywoman Angela McKnight has introduced a bill that would require elementary school students to ...

Cursive writing was so yesterday in California, but in 2024 it’s back in class About half of students aren’t being taught cursive, but this year it will be required ...