Dear Heloise: I’m not sure if this idea has been printed before, but here it is in case it hasn’t: If you give greeting cards to your early-school-age grandchildren, remember to write in “print,” not ...

Others say cursive helps students write faster than print, and that they need it to develop a signature. Technology Took Priority So why didn’t the common-core writers include cursive?

But before learning to do any style, students must first develop a strong foundation in print handwriting (AKA "normal" writing) including proper spacing of letters and accurate formation of ...

In fact, the standards only briefly mention print handwriting, a writing style in which the individual letters of a word are unconnected, as a skill to be taught in early elementary grades.

Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed […] ...