SOMERSET — From educational requirement to after-school activity, cursive writing is making a comeback – at least in one classroom at Somerset Public Library. “Up to the attic, through the ...

Peterson is a particular type of cursive style in which the letter P has an antenna; the capital Q looks like a fancy number two; and the Z has a funny loop that dipped below the baseline.

Cursive could be written into Maine law under new bill Once a standard in elementary schools, cursive is no longer taught to all students. A Maine lawmaker would like to change that.

The origin of the terms uppercase and lowercase might seem pretty self-explanatory. Upper and lower must be references to the height of the letters, and the use of case is presumably an offshoot ...

Because cursive required a level of fine-motor skills not typically accessible before third grade, printing was embraced as a way to get younger children to express themselves through writing.

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 ...

I can’t remember how to write a capital Z in cursive. The rest of my letters are shaky and stiff, my words slanted in all directions. It’s not for lack of trying. In grade school I was one of ...