In the Press

FPS Teachers Review New Curriculum
Fremont Tribune, August 27, 2010

Learning to Write Without Tears at Riverside Elementary
KAIT (Jonesboro, AR), August 16, 2010

Educators Debate Teaching Handwriting in the Tech Age
The Tampa Tribune, August 6, 2010

Bamberg's Unusual Program to Improve Kids' Handwriting
WIS News 10 (Columbia, SC), August 4, 2010

Bamberg Teachers Learn Handwriting Lesson
WACH (Columbia, SC), August 4, 2010

Basics of Handwriting
WLTX (Columbia, SC), August 4, 2010

Pen to Paper: Technology Changing Focus on Penmanship
Lawrence Journal World, July 5, 2010 

Local Teachers Return to Class
The Huber Heights Courier, June 24, 2010

Hamlin Teachers Take New Approach to Penmanship Lessons
BigCountryHomepage.com, June 18, 2010

Handwriting Pushed as Crucial Skill Despite Technology
The Arizona Republic, June 6, 2010

Workshop Focuses on Neglected Skill: Handwriting
Cincinnati Inquirer, June 4, 2010

Handwriting Key to Success in School
heartlandconnection.com (Ottumwa, IA), May 17, 2010

Want Better Handwriting?
gillettenewsrecord.com (Gillette, WY), May 13, 2010

The Lost Art of Penmanship
WJW-TV FOX (Cleveland, OH), April 27, 2010

Penmanship Becoming Extinct?
CNN, April 24, 2010

Technology Erases Cursive's Popularity in Schools
WJLA-TV ABC (DC), April 13, 2010

Fun Tips and Activities to Help Educate Your Kids
KNX-TV ABC (Phoenix, AZ), April 9, 2010

Watch How You Hold That Crayon
The New York Times, February 24, 2010

Handwriting Without Tears Helps Teachers Get a Grip on Handwriting
Daily Herald, February 22, 2010

Interview with Jan Olsen
WOCA-AM Newstalk (Ocala, FL), January 27, 2010

Handwriting Art Not Lost in USC
The Almanac.net (Pittsburgh, PA), January 27, 2010

Teachers Learn to Make Handwriting Less of a Drag
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, January 24, 2010

Sharpening Writing Skills -- Focus on Penmanship Makes a Return to Classroom
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (Howell, MI), January 24, 2010

At this School, Cursive Writing is Key Part of Curriculum
ParentCentral.ca, December 11, 2009

The Death of Handwriting
ParentCentral.ca, December 10, 2009

Teachers Learn the Write Way
Houston Chronicle, November 13, 2009

Getting Little Hands Ready to Write
Newsday.com, November 12, 2009

Teachers Learn Write from Wrong at this Cursive Class
The Brooklyn Paper, November 6, 2009

Teaching the "Write" Way
Arlington Connection, October 8, 2009

Putting Pencil To Paper: Arlington Teachers Become Students In Handwriting Class
The Washington Post, October 1, 2009

County Teachers Brush Up on Techniques for Teaching Handwriting
Sun Gazette (Arlington, VA), September 24, 2009

Reviving the Art of Putting Pencil to Paper
The Los Angeles Times, August 9, 2009

Learning to Write
The Times Tribune (Corbin, KY), August 7, 2009

Handwriting Skills Fading in Technological Era
The Ranger Online (San Antonio, TX), April 17, 2009

They Say the Darndest Things
Fox News, March 19, 2009

Kids Use Words to Win Obama's Attention
ABC News, March 17, 2009

Pencils Down: Should Schools Drop Script Lessons?
Fox and Friends, January 29, 2009

Kindergarteners Write to Obama
The Huntsville Times, January 19, 2009

Students Share Hopes, Concerns, Advice with New President
Gazette.net (Maryland), January 12, 2009

Holy Angels Students Write Letters to President-elect Obama
Sandusky Register, January 9, 2009

Wauwatosa First-Graders Write Letters to Barack Obama
Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, December 16, 2008

City Students Offer Up Advice to President-Elect
NY1, December 15, 2008

Thousands of Students Offer Advice to Obama
News Channel 8, December 5, 2008

Handwriting Gets Lost in Computer-Dominated World
The News-Herald (Ohio), October 22, 2008

A Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapist
Times-Mail (Bedford, IN), October 15, 2008

Preschoolers Get Early Start on Handwriting
News Channel 8, September 26, 2008

Teachers Get Tools to Teach Handwriting Without Tears Workshop in Mason Hones in on the Basics of Handwriting
Mason Pulse Journal, September 4, 2008

Teacher Workshop Uses Unusual Methods in Learning Process
WIS10 News (Columbia, SC), August 15, 2008

Handwriting Without Tears
TWEAN News Channel of Syracuse, June 9, 2008

Methods Lessen Kids' Frustrations with Writing
Quincy Herald-Whig (Quincy, IL), June 6, 2008

The Write Way: Neatness Counts in Teacher’s Handwriting Lesson
TimesRecordNews (Wichita Falls, TX), May 19, 2008

Preschool Expectations Higher than Ever
ABC 7 News (San Francisco), May 9, 2008

No More Cryin’ in Preschool
The Park Ridge Education Association's Teacher Talk, March 2008

Getting A Grip On Writing
The Tampa Tribune, March 22, 2008

Still a Necessary Skill, Handwriting Fosters School Success
Curious Parents, February 2008

Are They Ready for Kindergarten?
OCRegister, January 25, 2008

Generation Of Text-Messagers Need Handwriting Instruction, Study Suggests
Omaha KETA Channel 7 TV, December 7, 2007

Is This the End of Cursive Writing?
The Christian Science Monitor, November 14, 2007

The Writing on the Wall
Newsweek, November 12, 2007

Teaching Handwriting to Special Needs Children
Bella Online

Handwriting Fluency Key To Your Learning Skills, Says Study
Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia, November 5, 2007

Researchers Curse Decline of Cursive; Writing Is on the Wall for Tech Kids
CanWest News Service, November 9, 2007

Helping Kids With Handwriting
NY Metro Parents,September 24, 2007

Do Your Kids Write Right?
Arcadia News-Leader, August 30, 2007

Curse of the Curlicue: Cursive's Not What it Was Writing
Frederickburg Free-Lance Star, August 2, 2007

Penmanship Takes a Back Seat in Many Elementary Schools
SignOnSanDiego.com, July 11, 2007

Write On — 'Handwriting Without Tears' Program Seeks to Resuscitate Atrophying Practice of Good Penmanship
The Princeton Packet (Princeton, NJ), June 26, 2007

Handwriting at PS40
YouTube, June 22, 2007

Hillel School Uses New Hebrew Handwriting Book
Jewish Journal, April 24, 2007

We Shouldn't Write Off Handwriting Just Yet; While Keying Has Become the Norm, It Lacks Personality
San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2007

The Write Stuff: Workbook Aims to Teach Hebrew Script with Ease
Washington Jewish Week, February 8, 2007

Penmanship Making a Comeback in Murrieta Schools
The Californian, January, 6, 2007

Handwriting Skills Help Kids Succeed
WABC News, November 16, 2006

The Handwriting Is on the Wall Researchers See a Downside as Keyboards Replace Pens in Schools
The Washington Post, October 11, 2006

Teachers Get Child’s-Eye View on Difficulties of Handwriting
The Columbus Dispatch, July 15, 2006

Handwriting? What's That?
WUSA News, June 13, 2006

Handwriting Making Comeback as a Skill: Lost Art Taught Again
National Post, May 31, 2006

Is Cursive Out Of Style?
CBS Evening News, March 27, 2006

Handwriting: A Lost Art?
CBS Evening News, March 27, 2006

The Vanishing Art Of Handwriting
CBS Evening News, March 27, 2006

Handwriting: You Still Need to Teach It!
Creative Classroom, September/October 2000

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