As recently as a half-century ago, young American students would spend many lessons writing curved loops and diagonal lines, as they learned how to write in cursive. Over the years, though, computer ...

In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve all heard the ...

New neuroscience research shows handwriting activates more brain regions than typing, improving memory, learning, and ...

In an era dominated by keyboards and touchscreens, the ancient practice of putting pen to paper has become increasingly rare. Many view handwriting as merely a slower, less efficient method of ...

Think back to the last time you jotted down a quick note or made a grocery list. Chances are, it wasn’t with pen and paper. Over the past decade, keyboards and screens have quietly replaced ...

Recently, Bic launched a campaign to “save handwriting.” Named “Fight for Your Write,” it includes a pledge to “encourage the act of handwriting” in the pledge-taker’s home and community, and ...

As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time ...