“In the mid-2000s, we added a pre-K curriculum that focuses on printing and cursive through fifth grade.” Among the key points Georgia educators learned in the workshop was that handwriting is ...

All 42 who completed the survey said students need instruction and practice in handwriting, according to information Willer shared at the May board meeting. The workbook for first grade is ...

Wendy Bounds discusses the fading art of handwriting, pointing out that new ... by hand is more than just a way to communicate. The practice helps with learning letters and shapes, can improve ...

More information: Gorka Ibaibarriaga et al, The impact of handwriting and typing practice in children's letter and word learning: Implications for literacy development, Journal of Experimental ...

Several times a week, students work on their handwriting skills, clutching their pencils and pens as they practice forming ... when he was in third grade. “It was hard,” he recalls.