They found that writing in cursive activates the brain waves and neural pathways used for learning and for memory. Learning ...

While smartphones and tablets have become nearly permanent fixtures in our lives, handwriting is experiencing an unprecedented decline. Some schools even abandon teaching cursive writing altogether in ...

Not everyone is convinced cursive deserves a comeback tour. For starters, the science is shakier than cursive's champions let ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. The news is giving me whiplash. And I’m not talking about the ...

What’s something kids can’t do, but teachers don’t teach? If you answered “cursive,” write a flowing capital letter “A” by hand on your report card. Once a staple of classrooms and correspondence, ...

“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 ...

For adults who spend hours in digital environments, making space for a bit of handwriting each day can serve as a real workout for the brain. Naomi Susan Baron, a linguist at American University, ...