Then you can practice by typing out your own message with that font (at 28 pt. is good) onto a blank sheet and add lines. Print it, sit down at a desk, and copy the strokes.

Third-graders may get 15 minutes of cursive practice a couple times a week, and after the fourth grade, it often falls off completely because teachers don't require assignments to be written in ...

For several afternoons this summer, she had them practice D'Nealian — a form of printing said to be a precursor to cursive. "I would love to see an emphasis on pretty handwriting again," she said.

The debate comes as 45 states move toward adopting national curriculum guidelines in 2014 for English and math that don't include cursive handwriting, but require proficiency in computer ...

Dustin Ellis, fourth-grade teacher at Big Springs Elementary School in Simi Valley, said he assigns a cursive practice packet as homework, but if he had his druthers, he'd limit cursive ...

Time spent teaching cursive varies from class to class because teachers determine when students need more practice. In Sandy Gregory's class, it's "a quick introduction of the formation of the ...

For many, cursive handwriting is a thing of the past, an archaic method taught in the days before keyboards and touch screens. But some argue that writing longhand could help in placement exams.

Freya said, to her, cursive is a form of art, and it shows. "I practice a lot of drawing, so my artistic abilities come through for handwriting and writing," said Freya.

I have trouble reading my own cursive, never mind the chicken scratching of others. If done right it can be beautiful, much like calligraphy, but that is not a great reason to continue it beyond ...