Handwriting still has a place in the digital age, its proponents say, and they hoped that what they billed as a “summit” on the subject this week would spotlight their case for the enduring value of ...

“Handwriting was initially the first means of preserving information that was previously only passed down orally,” explains Donica. Before the invention of the printing press, copying information or ...

I grew up in B.C. days—Before Computers. The closest thing I had to an iPad was an Etch-A-Sketch, which kept me entertained on many a family drive. Nowadays, it seems every four-year-old has a mobile ...

In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve all heard the ...

When was the last time you opened your mailbox to find a beautifully handwritten letter? Probably not in the last week, or even decade. That might not be a good thing. New research shows that dropping ...

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI - East Oakview Elementary kindergarteners listened closely to teacher Robin Murphy as she stood at the SMART Board and explained and demonstrated how to write the letter X.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Should children be required to learn cursive ...

New neuroscience research shows handwriting activates more brain regions than typing, improving memory, learning, and ...