But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of sorts for K-8 students in the United States. Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting, including ...

Her students had mixed feelings about cursive writing. For now, they have the option to print or use cursive for their assignments. “I feel like for me it takes longer, and it just hurts my hand ...

(What ever happened to cursive writing?) “We think that our results can be partly explained by how handwriting activates different pathways to the same concept,” says Robert Wiley, a professor ...

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it. The students completed ...

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The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of ...

(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – While some believe that cursive writing is essential for young scholars, others argue that it is an outdated skill that should be left in ...

She looks forward to her daily cursive lesson, especially on the days when she gets to practice her favorite letters. “It kind of looks fancier than printing,” she said. “It’s cool.” ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A new bill going through the Florida capitol would make cursive writing more of a priority in schools in the state. An analysis for this new bill says right now Florida ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed legislation requiring cursive handwriting instruction in public and private elementary schools. Supporters argue cursive writing has cognitive and ...

In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.