Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...

Handwriting development in children is a complex interplay of cognitive, perceptual, and motor processes that evolves significantly over the early schooling years. This skill is not only essential for ...

Writing things out with good old-fashioned pen and paper has psychological benefits for children that help them develop their brains, a new study has found. "Emerging research shows that handwriting ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. Teaching handwriting in elementary school is getting huge support from research in ...

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

Mellissa Prunty is Vice Chair of the National Handwriting Association and runs a handwriting research clinic in the Dept of Clinical Sciences at Brunel University London. She has previously received ...

Lucinda McKnight receives funding from the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English and the Australian Research Council. Maria Nicholas receives funding from The Australian Research Council ...

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning across schools and universities. But a steady stream of research ...

Young readers deserve our best work. The Writing for Children and Young Adults concentration is part of The New School’s MFA Creative Writing program, founded in 1996. Students study with our ...