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

We mean legible and consistent, regardless of whether you use print or cursive. Just like most aspects of life, you can improve your handwriting with practice.

Third grade students Shawna McNeal (left), Madyson Campbell, and Benny Tran practice cursive writing at Charlotte Park Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn. Educators and experts worry that such ...

One Staunton teacher said most in the community don't think schools still teach cursive. That's not true, she said.

In either case, his authoritative signature's legacy lives on in debates about handwriting and cursive in schools. Should schools spend precious instructional time teaching handwriting?

First-grade teacher Susie Richardson helps students "shake it out" before beginning their next letter in cursive class at James Irwin Charter Elementary School in Colorado Springs, where students ...

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

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

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.

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

By third grade, students should be proficient in writing words and sentences in cursive. The writing practice is to be continued in fourth and fifth grades, the Montgomery Adviser reported.