I grew up in B.C. days—Before Computers. The closest thing I had to an iPad was an Etch-A-Sketch, which kept me entertained on many a family drive. Nowadays, it seems every four-year-old has a mobile ...

Handwriting may seem like a simple everyday skill, but for children, it plays a powerful role in shaping cognitive development. In a world dominated by screens and typing, teaching kids to write ...

Nowadays, it is common for children's classrooms to have digital resources to be used as tools for certain learning processes. For example, there are computer programs geared toward children who are ...

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 ...

Handwriting difficulties are a major public health problem among school-aged children worldwide, as they seriously interfere with their academic performance and well-being. Teachers’ assessments of ...

While writers may not feel it right away, something happens in the brain when you put pen to paper. Research studies have shown that writing by hand enhances electrical activity in the brain, memory, ...

Turns out the skill your teachers drilled into you never stopped mattering.

Just as a gardener plants seeds and nurtures them into strong, flourishing plants, early childhood educators have the opportunity to nurture the earliest seeds of literacy in young children. When ...

The complexities of handwriting. Image by © Tim Sandle. AI shows promise in detecting dyslexia (difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and ...