Regardless of where the findings lead, Dinehart says that it’s important for preschoolers to spend time practicing handwriting because it’s a very specific motor skill.

Meanwhile, those with bad writing show their carelessness,” Nhi commented. Primary school students need to practice to obtain some basic skills, which are very useful for their future lives. Writing ...

People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and a taste for corporal ...

Spear says practicing handwriting, especially cursive, helps these kids become better readers. The distinct curves and shapes are more likely to be retained in memory.

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

If you or your child has ADHD and less-than-perfect penmanship, you may have wondered if there's a connection. It's true. Messy handwriting is linked to ADHD.

National Handwriting Day celebrates history and influence of penmanship in a time when pens, pencils and paper are lose ground to the QWERTY keyboard.

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 ...

He is still practicing handwriting and aiming to get his pen license. This is not that unusual, a pretty standard practice that has been in place in many Australian schools for decades.