Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new ...

Her brain is quietly building connections. I recently watched a 4-year-old do this. It took him four tries to get the “S” facing the right way. When he finally did, he paused, taking pride in his work ...

I remember the first time my second-grade teacher permitted me to use cursive writing on my assignments. At the time, I viewed it as an accomplishment: I could now use cursive for all my assignments!

Have you written a letter or signed your name and then stopped, self-conscious about the state of your cursive? Can anyone really read this? Should I start over? Maybe I should just scribble something ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Click here to see how Emily’s and her daughter’s handwriting improved. If you have school-age ...

Teaching connected-style handwriting, otherwise known as cursive handwriting, has fallen out of fashion on many school curricula. Older generations have sometimes been shocked that some younger people ...