But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of sorts for K-8 students in the United States. Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting, including ...

“For older kids who never developed legible manuscript writing but recognize letters, cursive can feel like a fresh start ... introducing a small group of letters and having students practice reading ...

Copy quotes or passages from books to get more handwriting practice or try ... practice,” she says. Cursive is one of 9 subjects that you took in school that your kids won’t have to.

(THE CONVERSATION) Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me ...

We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. Cursive instruction sidelined In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined ...

In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.