In the hands of students, a curved piece of wood becomes a smile, a crown, an oversized ear. The shape’s “meaning” changes with its position or role, a message that also holds true in learning to ...

Teachers say kids today write in chicken scratch, and experts say parents need to realize how it's impacting everything from ...

Separating students’ knowledge from their handwriting can leave teachers feeling like they’re detectives sifting through ...

Looking for writing lessons that will engage your students? Student Writing Lessons from YES! Magazine may be just what you are looking for. The lessons are based on thought-provoking YES! articles ...

I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida students could once again be learning cursive. A new bill filed in the Florida House could see students in grades two ...

Among the staff at Topgolf, 11th-grader Augustine Fredericks has a rare and coveted skill. When a customer orders a celebratory dessert, the teenager is often summoned to pipe a fancy “happy birthday” ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Over ...