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For deeper learning, put pen to paper. Why handwriting still matters

Handwriting engages more areas of the brain than typing, which leads to deeper learning, better memory and stronger cognitive processing.
Santa Clara University

Writing to Learn

Writing happens in every classroom and for a range of instructional purposes. When writing is used as a mechanism for processing learning, metacognition, self-reflection, and problem-solving, this is ...
KQED

Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...
HUB

Hand-writing letters shown to be best technique for learning to read

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...
Education Week

Can You Write These Common Letters? (It’s Harder Than You Think.)

The way we learn to write letters by hand can affect how we mentally read them later on, a new study finds. In a world of ever-more-varied type fonts, that finding raises questions about how children ...

NJ parents — remember cursive? Your kids will need to learn it now

A new state law requires teaching cursive writing in elementary schools starting in September. Some educators aren't so happy ...
Medical Xpress

Study: Writing letters by hand is best technique for learning to read

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...