Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve all heard the argument ...

Gabriella Rustebakke watches as her son, Paul Rustebakke, practices writing his letters in cursive during a lesson at their home in Cedar Rapids in April 2023. Research at the University of Iowa has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents ...

“Pat the Bunny,” the 1940 classic touch-and-feel book, is still in print—a testament to the value of touch in introducing infants and toddlers to the world of reading. Later, when children reach ...

Using artificial intelligence, computers can decipher handwritten texts and make them readable for everyone. The Transkribus platform, co-developed at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, makes this ...

In May 2025 an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education posed the question: Are students no longer reading in college courses? This article was serendipitously published just days before educators ...

Kudos to Education Week for rolling out a collection of articles on elementary writing instruction, a vital area of literacy development that fails to get the attention it deserves. As EdWeek’s ...

One of my favorite memories of eighth grade was watching a classmate handwrite the next day's assignments on a chalk board. The different styles of writing and joining the letters together is almost ...

March is National Reading Month, a celebration that encourages reading for all ages and promotes reading as a key feature for learning, social, and professional development. As we celebrate the value ...