The trick to improve your handwriting as an adult is to pinpoint your difficulties in the first place. And then practice, practice, practice.

The absence of cursive practice in schools may inadvertently hinder these cognitive benefits, leading to a generation that struggles with foundational writing skills.

“It’s harder the other way around,” she said. Practice makes perfect Anyone of a certain age likely recalls the lined notebook paper used in elementary school to practice the swirls of cursive.

Developing fluency in handwriting matters for literacy outcomes, and handwriting is an elegant testimony to the unique power of the human voice.

Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is a polarizing one in the K-12 education world.

For several afternoons this summer, she had them practice D'Nealian — a form of printing said to be a precursor to cursive. "I would love to see an emphasis on pretty handwriting again," she said.

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

Is handwriting, particularly cursive, really necessary in the digital age? Increasingly, the answer is not really.

Last week, elementary school students returned to the classroom in Archdale, N.C., with a new subject on the mandatory agenda: cursive writing. It’s a debate that has been simmering among ...

A sixth-grader at St. Joseph School-Fullerton is being recognized on a national scale for her immaculate handwriting.

Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is an impressively polarizing one in the K-12 education world. One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is ...