Good handwriting is not an end in itself. Rather, it is a means to literacy that fundamentally transforms the human experience. Developing control over the shape of the 26 letters of the alphabet ...

I grew up in B.C. days—Before Computers. The closest thing I had to an iPad was an Etch-A-Sketch, which kept me entertained on many a family drive. Nowadays, it seems every four-year-old has a mobile ...

As recently as a half-century ago, young American students would spend many lessons writing curved loops and diagonal lines, as they learned how to write in cursive. Over the years, though, computer ...

Should you be concerned about the current rage for keyboards in kindergarten to replace crayons, pencils, and paper? Are you worried if your third grader can’t write or read their name in cursive?

Good handwriting is the gift that keeps on giving – it teaches children discipline, hones their mental and physical development, and presents an excellent impression of the individual to readers. The ...

Handwriting development in children is a complex interplay of cognitive, perceptual, and motor processes that evolves significantly over the early schooling years. This skill is not only essential for ...

Handwriting remains crucial for cognitive development, fostering deeper information processing and stronger neural pathways than typing. Neat writing enhances visual-motor skills, working memory, and ...

Now here’s an interesting one – I write all my copy longhand, yes, pen and paper. I find to write anything decent I need the brain-hand-pen-paper connection. Tapping out words on a keyboard won’t hack ...

Lucinda McKnight receives funding from the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English and the Australian Research Council. Maria Nicholas receives funding from The Australian Research Council ...

A new University at Buffalo-led study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young children. The work, ...