If you're going to write a cursive sentence in Mary Beth Taylor's class at Parsley Elementary School, you have to prepare. Pencils rest on the desks in front of her fourth-grade students. Two fingers ...

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 ...

If we are serious about improving outcomes, we must strengthen every foundational literacy skill, including handwriting.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -As children increasingly are exposed to screens from an early age, some Ohio students still learn to write with a flourish – and maybe getting added literacy benefits. The Ohio ...

Alec Falconer knew for years that he had a problem with words and letters. The young man who is now in 9th grade struggled in school for nearly a decade before his learning difficulty was diagnosed as ...

Victoria University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Many lament that the “good old days” when they were taught “the basics” at school have gone. When launching the National ...