Research shows that legible cursive writing averages no faster than printed handwriting of equal or greater legibility. The highest speed and highest legibility in handwriting are attained by those ...

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 ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

Also called "script," a form of handwriting in which each letter of a word is connected to another letter. Contrast with "block lettering" or "printing," in which the individual letters do not touch.

Regarding the guest commentary, “Cursive writing isn’t a skill students need in 21st century”: To say cursive writing “isn’t a skill students need…” is simply foolish! All the original historical ...

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.

Will we not be satisfied until our school children are true automatons? Standardized testing with “right” or “wrong” answers and dependency on high tech communication in our school communities ...

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

State Sen. Pam Roach’s attempt to mandate cursive writing to the Washington state curriculum (SB 6469) failed because of lack of interest from other legislators [“Cursive is a dying art, and state ...