On a recent school day, Ms. Rivera’s fourth-grade class practiced their ascending and descending cursive strokes, tracing the letters in the air above their desks. Next, they assumed the proper ...

Once a standard in elementary schools, cursive is no longer taught to all students. A Maine lawmaker would like to change that. After watching her teacher trace the downward and upward curves of a ...

Proponents of cursive writing instruction say that although handwriting isn’t as much of a life skill as it was 20 or 30 years ago, students still need opportunities to learn and practice.

The Art of Cursive offers children and adults a new way to learn to write. EXPERT OPINION BY KATE L. HARRISON , AUTHOR AND ENTREPRENEUR @ KATE_L_HARRISON JUL 18, 2017 ...

Kindergarten through First grade the students focus on the handwriting components. By 3rd grade, students must form all upper and lowercase cursive letters efficiently and proportionately, and ...