When handwriting is not taught, reader comprehension may suffer, according to Steve Graham, a professor of special education and literacy at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., whose ...

One Psychologist says that teaching cursive writing may even train self-control ability in a way that other modes of writing do not, while some researchers argue that teaching cursive may even be ...

News Education Teaching Handwriting: West Hartford Switches Styles By Hartford Courant UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 8:30 PM EST ...

I know most writing is taught in English Comp classes, which I'm obviously not properly placed, disciplinarily, to teach. But, at different sorts of schools, what opportunities are there for social ...

Most of my faculty colleagues agree that Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), in which the task of teaching writing is one assigned to all professors, not just those who teach English or composition, ...

A common core of subjects was arrived at, but handwriting was left out. Schools stopped teaching handwriting, and likewise, by 2011 teaching colleges stopped teaching teachers how to teach ...

During our conversation on December 18, 2018, which has been edited for length and clarity, I asked McKamey to reflect on some of the most important lessons she’s learned about teaching writing.

The three-part resource comprehensively mobilizes research to explain the “how and why” of teaching cursive handwriting. Connecting dots helps children learn to draw, play independently, focus and ...

Teaching our youths cursive handwriting may be the key to improving their skill level. This would indeed have a positive impact on America’s economy.

In the fall of 2014, a piece of news caused quite a stir in the education community. One of the societies most renowned for its quality educational environment, Finland, was going to eliminate the ...