Zaner-Bloser took over with its two distinct alphabets for print and cursive, but the wide differences between the two in the letterforms led to the development of D’Nealian in 1978.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – How often do you use cursive? Probably not as often as you once did. The belief is that cursive started fading away once home computers became common. Since computers print ...

Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

Benefits of cursive education in elementary schools Learning to write cursive has many benefits, that handwriting in print does not, notes Misura.

Since computers print letters, it is a more common style for the younger generation to read. But according to some studies, cursive writing has benefits that should have more people using it.

Handwriting matters, but not cursive. The fastest, clearest handwriters join only some letters: making the easiest joins, skipping others, using print-like forms of letters whose cursive and ...

Lifestyle Should We Quit Teaching Cursive in a Digital Age? While script may wire the brain, connect to history, and come more naturally to many kids, digital print is winning.

The cursive alphabet is now buried in my hippocampus beneath a clutter of keyboard shortcuts. The hazy remnants of penmanship lessons yield a mediocre signature and lecture notes that begin with the ...

In 2005, the SAT began including a written essay portion, and a 2007 report by the College Board found that about 15 percent of test-takers chose to write in cursive, while the others wrote in print.

College students today rarely write by hand, and when they do, nearly all print rather than write in cursive.

Sarah Zepeda, 19, said she used a cursive-print mix of writing on two of her four English papers this year. The other two were typed.

Most people peak in terms of legibility in 4th grade, Graham said, and Wright said it’s common for adults to write in a cursive-print hybrid.