In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that.

For anyone interested in learning about cursive handwriting and teaching it to their children or students, the Iowa Reading Research Center will release a free online course and curricula called ...

Don’t force kids to learn cursive. Mine is terrible, and I’m doing just fine Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena.

Developmentally progressive instruction allows children to learn handwriting. An open-educational resource by literacy and writing experts supports instruction for kindergarten to Grade 3 children.

“I was so excited to learn how to write in cursive in elementary school,” said Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Greensburg.

Teaching of cursive writing returns after falling to the wayside amid revised learning standards and emphasis on keyboarding. Backers say it promotes learning.

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students will be instructed to read and write cursive.

A bipartisan proposal to require cursive handwriting instruction in grades 3-5 in the state won approval from the state Assembly Education Committee earlier this month.

While there are benefits in brain development while learning cursive, manuscript, or typing, she found that cursive writing helps development in ways the other methods do not.