The Conversation

To empower students with effective writing skills, handwriting matters

Writing is virtually part of everything we do. It is one of the most powerful tools used to communicate our knowledge, emotions and beliefs, across distance and time. Writing is also a fundamental ...
The Courier-Mail

Handwriting more important than typing for primary school kids, expert says

Murdoch University’s Dr Anabela Malpique urged parents to pivot away from phones to old-school pencils and paper to boost memory, hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills. Children have been urged ...
The Conversation

Our research shows children produce better pieces of writing by hand. But they need keyboard skills too

Children today are growing up surrounded by technology. So it’s easy to assume they will be able to write effectively using a keyboard. But our research suggests this is not necessarily true. We need ...
Indiatimes

Bengal: Primary schools to focus more on handwriting

KOLKATA: Students of state-run primary schools in West Bengal will soon get special sessions devoted to improvement in handwriting. Teachers of the primary schools will be specially trained before the ...
EurekAlert!

Are primary students prepared to write in a digital world?

Are primary students prepared to write in a digital world? A nation-wide study on computer-based writing instruction in Australian classrooms, led by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in ...