Reports indicate people are writing by hand less and less, so if you find yourself struggling to recall your friends’ or classmates’ script, you are far from alone. Our need for handwriting has ...

Tired of texting? Send your loved ones some snail mail instead. Rachel Syme, author of "Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence," shares whimsical ways to start a letter-writing habit.

One 2012 study even found that handwriting triggered activity in certain regions of the brain—areas responsible for reading and comprehension—where typing letters and copying words did not.

Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day, invented by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association in 1977 and pegged to John Hancock’s birthday. On this day, Big Pen encourages you to “use a ...

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory. Skip to main content. ... “As you’re drawing a letter or writing a word, ...