The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes .

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

Handwriting is more than just a motor skill, White explained. Research shows writing by hand leads to better recognition and understanding of letters. It also improves memory and recall of words ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard ... They traced a word already printed in the workbook and then tried writing it freehand in their own ...

But in reality, cursive handwriting draws upon deep reading knowledge and requires the coordination of multiple cognitive and physical processes. To handwrite letters or spell words in print or ...

Under the bill, students must be taught to form cursive letters, proper spacing and alignment, and must practice writing complete words and sentences in cursive,” said Overdorf on the House ...

We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. Cursive instruction ...

In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.