Teaching handwriting in elementary school is getting huge support from research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Some state legislatures are paying attention and mandating that handwriting be ...
Writing by hand may feel like a relic of life before the digital age, with notes apps and emails taking the place of sticky-note reminders and handwritten cards. But it’s a utilitarian skill that ...
The post, which argued that cursive handwriting should continue to be taught in schools, garnered more than 500 comments. It's a touchy subject: Is there a reason schools should continue to teach ...
It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. Teaching handwriting in elementary school is getting huge support from research in ...
One of my favorite memories of eighth grade was watching a classmate handwrite the next day's assignments on a chalk board. The different styles of writing and joining the letters together is almost ...
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona will require public schools to teach cursive handwriting as one of a number of new education standards approved by the state Board of Education. The move amends the state’s ...
Third grade teacher Erin Porter, of the Petersburg section of Upper Township, gives a lesson on cursive handwriting, Tuesday Apr. 30, 2013, at the Weymouth Township school. The school still puts a lot ...
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First graders are years away from finishing high school and choosing careers. But as a group of 1st grade teachers in a Kentucky district work with their young students on reading, writing, and math, ...