We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. Cursive instruction ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

A bill to integrate cursive writing into exams for elementary school students won’t be receiving a signature from Gov. Ron ...

White said both cursive and manuscript—writing unconnected letters—have advantages. “There’s no research that says manuscript or cursive is best for everyone at all times,” she said. Sponsored One of ...

which is a combination of print and cursive. But let’s back up a bit. I started learning to write in kindergarten, but that of course was in script, with separate letters. Me and my fellow ...

The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes .

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.