A certified cursive instructor and handwriting analyst, Almeida was teaching 17 children in grades 2 to 5 the art of cursive handwriting. The six-week class takes children through the alphabet at ...

Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand. Latest ...

But, in the 21st century where letter writing and shorthand are dead and jobs almost universally require keyboarding, software and thinking skills, the new cursive writing requirement seems like ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand ...

Third graders at one school where cursive is being taught beamed as they prepared for their lesson. The 8-year-olds got their markers out, straightened their posture and flexed their wrists.

Rouan explained the potential difference between printing and cursive, suggesting that “when you’re printing something, you draw the letter and then you stop and then you draw the next letter.

Many historical documents, famous diaries and letters and family histories are penned in cursive, said said. “Many of our private schools teach cursive writing,” Quirk Silva said.