Baerg said she learned cursive in third grade, but has never used it and has difficulty deciphering her parents' handwriting. When she has to write by hand, she prints and never has a problem with ...

Handwriting is only difficult if it is not automatic. (Shutterstock) Some may associate cursive with any number of outdated formats of handwriting that may have indeed seemed like a curse to ...

Spear says practicing handwriting, especially cursive, helps these kids become better readers. The distinct curves and shapes are more likely to be retained in memory.

For several afternoons this summer, she had them practice D'Nealian — a form of printing said to be a precursor to cursive. "I would love to see an emphasis on pretty handwriting again," she said.

Cursive loyalists lament the loss of cursive teaching in schools. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from San Francisco. RALEIGH, N.C.—Across North Carolina and in dozens of other states, teachers are ...

Cursive instruction was in decline long before 2010, when most states adopted the Common Core curriculum standards, which said nothing about handwriting.

Children in first through sixth grade will now be required to learn cursive handwriting after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 446 into law on Oct. 13. The bill turned law was introduced by ...

Handwriting instruction was a requirement prior to the passage of AB 446, but the prior requirement referred generally to any style written by hand — not only cursive.

Carly Madsen, works on her penmanship on Sept. 14, 2005. Schools still teach kids to make their handwriting beautiful, but it may not be practical in a world of keyboards. (AP Photo/The Des Moines ...

A Michigan lawmaker has introduced legislation that would develop a statewide cursive curriculum for public schools. State ...

Cursive, in particular, aids in making handwriting more efficient, and therefore faster and more legible. When writing becomes automatic, student’s working memory is freed up, allowing for ...