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Link between kids’ attitudes to hand writing and motivation/quality: research

Beginner writers’ attitude and motivation towards writing is related to the quality of their writing and writing skills ...

For deeper learning, put pen to paper. Why handwriting still matters

Handwriting engages more areas of the brain than typing, which leads to deeper learning, better memory and stronger cognitive ...
Nature

How learning handwriting trains the brain: the science behind the cursive wars

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Paper vs. screen for kids: Why typing skill, not motivation, drove better digital writing

A nationwide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed how beginner writers' attitude and motivation toward writing is related to the quality of their writing ...
CNET

I’m Going Back to Handwriting Notes, but Not With a Regular Pen

Research published in Scientific American shows that writing by hand engages more parts of the brain than typing, helping ...

‘Boring’, ‘hard’ and ‘it hurts’ - what children think of handwriting and why attitudes need to change

New research shows children have negative attitudes towards handwriting and also struggle with a keyboard, but experts say ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Is the writing on the wall for handwriting?

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 ...