Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring cursive instruction for students in grades three through five, aiming to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

What’s something kids can’t do, but teachers don’t teach? If you answered “cursive,” write a flowing capital letter “A” by hand on your report card. Once a staple of classrooms and correspondence, ...

Garnet Valley Elementary School has already started incorporating cursive lessons into the school day.

It’s fun Friday in Jill Davis’ third-grade classroom in Mechanicsburg. Students start their day playing a game that puts their cursive writing skills to the test. Called “here comes the judge,” the ...

A new Florida law aims to strengthen the teaching of cursive writing in public schools. The cursive requirements are part of ...

As early childhood educators and parents seek fresh ways to build literacy skills, the era of static digital apps and repetitive worksheets is giving way to dynamic, multi-sensory learning experiences ...

The symbols we use to write words evolve to become visually simpler over time, and an analysis of a writing system from West Africa shows that they can do so over just a few generations. The script ...

The first true alphabet was an invention of the Greek world, revolutionizing writing, literacy, and shaping foundations of ...