Exploring the alphabet in a fun, relaxing and natural way. Exploring the alphabet in a fun, relaxing and natural way. Learning to Read is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

New research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) suggests that handwriting practice refines fine-tuned motor skills and creates a perceptual-motor experience that appears to help adults learn ...

As school-age children increasingly rely solely on digital devices for remote- and in-class learning, many K-12 school systems around the world are phasing out cursive handwriting and no longer ...

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...

Scatter bean bags with letters around the yard. Scatter bean bags with letters around the yard. Then say a sound and ask your child to find the bag with the letter that makes that sound. This is a ...

Researchers explored how manual and keyboard practice influenced children's abilities in their reading and writing learning process. 5-year-olds were taught an artificial alphabet using different ...

Let’s hear it for the written word. Learning to read can have profound effects on the wiring of the adult brain – even in regions that aren’t usually associated with reading and writing. That’s what ...