Is Handwriting a Lost Art?

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Source: Education Week
Research links handwriting to memory, attention, and early composition fluency. With states reinstating cursive, this article examines what schools may lose if students no longer write by hand.
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Bottom line: Handwriting is more than nostalgia. In early grades, automaticity in handwriting strengthens foundational fluency and frees up working memory for higher-level ideas and organization.

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