This point leads to her second reason for arguing that handwriting practice is an essential component of learning to read. Namely, writing out letters helps young children learn how to recognize them.

Whether you want to improve your handwriting for the sake of writing letters or simply so that documents you fill out are more legible, there’s good news: With practice and patience, you can ...

Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day, invented by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association in 1977 and pegged to John Hancock’s birthday. On this day, Big Pen encourages you to “use a ...

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

A calligrapher and artist, she started teaching handwriting at a local school, basing her letters on italic script—the elegant, quick form developed in early-16 th-century Italy.

Some letters are called long ladder letters because they have a long straight line in them.. For example: l, i, t, u, j and y. Watch the following clip to learn more about these letters.