• Handwriting can help people better understand untrained tasks compared to other forms of note-gathering. • The brain works differently when comprehending handwriting. • Cursive handwriting (script) ...

Writing out the same word again and again in cursive may bring back bad memories for some, but handwriting can boost connectivity across brain regions, some of which are implicated in learning and ...

Touch typing is a useful skill for children to learn. It is the skill of being able to type without looking down at the keyboard. Some children, when they first begin to type will use the ‘hunt and ...

Most 2nd graders practice the Christopher Columbus method of typing–“find a key and land on it”–but Guatam Vangipuram’s tiny hands fly across his computer keyboard with impressive speed. The ...

The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the animated characters on their computer screens talk about ...

As a parent, it can be hard knowing how to start your child touch typing, especially if nobody taught you - but it's a skill that will set them up well for the future. Not only can it make them more ...

Because computers are everywhere these days, most kids are exposed to typing at a very early age. But when it comes to sitting down in front of the keyboard, when should kids learn to type? From when ...

New research published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that handwriting helps children learn to read more effectively than typing. In an experiment with 5-year-old prereaders, ...