Experiment. Find a model alphabet Before you can write cursive letters, you have to know what they look like. Search for “letter guides” that show the shapes and the order of strokes.

While the article on cursive writing in the public schools was interesting, I'd rather see our educators concentrate more on basic English grammar ("Writing it old school," Valley & State In-Depth ...

Even among kids for whom academic achievement is hardly “cool,” students recognize the pedigree that the knowledge of the cursive alphabet and the ability to write it fluently represent.

In this photo illustration, Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Hempfield, demonstrates how she teaches cursive writing in her classroom, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Pupils in kindergarten through second grade learn how to print, while third-graders and older learn "basic" cursive writing through strategies outlined by the program, he said.

Jugum passes out the cursive alphabet — that classic chart of perfectly formed A's and B's, and tough W's and Q's. She reviews the basic cursive shapes — the under curve, the over curve, the ...

The speed and efficiency of cursive helps in the classroom, and research shows learning cursive contributes to brain development.