One of the main advantages of manuscript is that students encounter these letters in books. “Studies show that spending two years learning manuscript writing strengthens letter recognition and helps ...

The problem is, using and reading cursive is turning into a lost art. We spoke to Metro Detroiters to see how often they write in cursive, and put them to the test.

Learning to write in cursive may no longer be popular in American schools, but education experts stress that the craft can be beneficial to students in more ways than one.

At Greenbriar East Elementary, the cursive lesson is a hybrid of old and new. Students have pencils in hand, but their ...

Cursive: the write stuff Cursive makes a comeback — by law — in California public schools | Dec. 3 The article regarding cursive sadly quotes an education professor who derides including ...

State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) reads a personal letter written in cursive to the committee considering House Bill 4675, which would ensure students have access to cursive writing education ...

According to the packet, cursive writing lessons in third grade will introduce students to reading and writing in the different letter style, while in fourth and fifth grade, students will work to ...

Michigan's education department, under a new bill, may create a program for cursive writing to be taught in schools.

The handwriting is not on the walls of Midway Hills Academy. It’s on plain old-fashioned ruled notebook paper. And that ...

I would like to see the new Charleston County School District superintendent impose some new learning objectives for all students in grades 2-12. Teach the students cursive writing. There is an ...

Readers debate the value of having children learn to write in cursive. Also: San Francisco today; nuclear threats; child care; domestic burdens.

The kindergarten students are working on motors skills and letter recognition to prepare them for cursive writing in later grades.