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.

The little boy from Mother Jones Elementary school in Maryland is pretty attached to the ones in the alphabet that spell his name. But the biggest thrill is when he writes those letters in cursive.

Learning to write in cursive may no longer be popular in American schools, but education experts stress that the craft can be beneficial to students in more ways than one.

While it also has practice sheets for the Roman Alphabet and Print Writing, the Cursive Writing section is most helpful.

Cursive handwriting, which was once a skill taught in every classroom, is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the digital age.

Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in schools in one state after new legislation was just signed to require cursive instruction in first through sixth grade.

And to read cursive, you should be able to write cursive as well," said Adams. The proposed legislation would require "instruction in cursive handwriting or joined italics to be taught in the ...

Both Griffin and Rosalky also respect the argument that cursive is a long-forgotten, elegant form of writing that is appreciated more by older generations.

California students will have to go old-school when it comes to penmanship. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 13 requiring that cursive writing be taught in the state’s schools. “This ...

Governor Newsom has signed a bill that will require cursive instruction in first through sixth grade at California schools.