Writing a letter in one’s own hand can be an artistic act. Handwriting animates paper. The bold flairs of calligraphic script shout for attention, while elegant flourishes of cursive sashay across the ...

Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive ...

along with Practice Books and Workbooks to support independent work. The Foundation content is in line with the EYFS Framework and the Year 1–6 content supports frequent, discrete and direct teaching ...

Children’s handwriting is now so bad that teenagers need lessons in secondary school, experts have warned. Handwriting is ...

Researchers say that handwriting is linked to academic success. Historians, like Morris, worry what is lost if people can’t ...

Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. 1. Handwriting increases neural activity in certain sections of the brain, similar to meditation. According to a study performed at the ...

Focus on: Uniform letter height and width Consistent spacing between letters and words Aligning your text to a baseline, even when writing on blank templates Regular practice is essential for ...

The US state of Illinois has passed a law requiring school students to learn joined-up handwriting, or "cursive", overriding the governor's veto. It is no longer a requirement in US schools ...

When joining long ladder letters to other letters, you have to think about where you will finish writing one letter and how you will link it to the next. l is joined by drawing the long line down ...

Less than 10 years ago, only 14 states required schools to teach cursive— but that number has been steadily increasing , with 24 now having some kind of requirement.

Now, the school is ditching the 18th-century script for a more modern typeface. “Because cursive writing is no longer taught universally in K-12 education, the script — especially this highly ...