Adults may wince at painful childhood memories of penmanship lessons and spelling tests. A small but growing number of studies, though, suggest that systematically teaching handwriting and spelling ...

In the hands of students, a curved piece of wood becomes a smile, a crown, an oversized ear. The shape’s “meaning” changes with its position or role, a message that also holds true in learning to ...

I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

Live Lessons are half hour interactive programmes to support teachers and bring curriculum content to life. We work with ...

Cursive handwriting lessons, dropped by some Aurora public schools, will once again return to the classroom next school year. The handwriting instruction will be necessary for students to be able to ...

Teachers say kids today write in chicken scratch, and experts say parents need to realize how it's impacting everything from ...

My third-grade son is an anomaly. He actually enjoys a school subject, which — much to our chagrin — is being scrubbed from elementary schools nationwide. The subject in question is cursive ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - A boost in cursive writing could be coming to Texas schools in the next few years. That's what educators in one East Texas district say as they review suggestions for handwriting.