Sources

Cursive Writing Sources:

• Berninger, V. W., & Wolf, B. J. (2016). Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Lessons from Teaching and Science.

• James, K. H., & Engelhardt, L. (2012). The Effects of Handwriting Experience on Functional Brain Development in Pre-Literate Children. Trends in Neuroscience and Education.

• Longcamp, M., Boucard, C., Gilhodes, J. C., & Velay, J. L. (2006). Learning through Handwriting or Typing Influences Visual Recognition of New Graphic Shapes: Behavioral and Functional Imaging Evidence. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

• Lambert, J. (2024, May 11). Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning. NPR. Retrieved July 16, 2025, from https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/11/1250529661/handwriting-cursive-typing-schools-learning-brain

Scientific articles with more detailed information about the influence cursive has on the brain:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001691804001167

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8222525/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614524581

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219945/full

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/desc.12965

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/14/1224674052/california-is-mandating-cursive-handwriting-instruction-in-elementary-schools

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/11/1250529661/handwriting-cursive-typing-schools-learning-brain