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There’s more to learning handwriting than just joined-up letters.

Brain research shows that teaching handwriting has positive effects on letter learning, word reading, spelling, and composing (James & Berninger, 2019).

Cursive handwriting is emerging as a learning tool for students with dyslexia, a disorder that makes it difficult to read or interpret letters, words and other symbols.

People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and a taste for corporal ...

The results revealed distinctly different brain patterns between the activities, leading the researchers to suggest learning is more effective when it is accompanied by handwriting.

Handwriting still has a place in the digital age, its proponents say, and they hoped that what they billed as a “summit” on the subject this week would spotlight their case for the enduring ...

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...

Education 5 Reasons Every Child Should Learn Handwriting Brain imaging shows surprising benefits of handwriting for both kids and adults. Posted June 18, 2024 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan ...