We may be living in a digital age, but cursive is making a comeback. In fact, more than 25 states are now requiring or ...

Science shows that handwriting notes offers unique cognitive benefits, from sharper memory to improved focus. Unlike typing, handwriting forces deeper processing and creativity. It can even help ...

A University of the Basque Country study found that 5- to 6-year-old children who learned letters and words by hand developed stronger reading and writing skills than those trained on keyboards. The ...

Explore research on handwriting automaticity and sentence construction, plus strategies to improve writing instruction across grades K–3.

Do you want your children to read faster, have more active brains, and be more creative? And do you want to retain more of what you learn? There’s a simple activity that helps with all this and more: ...

Pen instruction from Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad: rules of etiquette for all occasions(Library of Congress ...

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 ...

Not so fast, says Elizabeth Ubell, vice president of marketing at Newell Rubbermaid, which bought venerable pen-makers Parker and Waterman in 1999. Now she’s innovating to survive. It ignited a debate ...