In the Press

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

 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

Handwriting Returning to the Classrooms
KTRE (Nacogdoches, TX), September 21, 2009 

Handwriting Camp
KTLA (Los Angeles, CA), August 18, 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

Penmanship Making a Comback in Iowa
Des Moines Register, May 27, 2009 

Does your child need to learn cursive? 
Parent Map, May 1, 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

Inauguration: Local students pen letters to Obama
The Capital Times (Madison, WI), January 13, 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

Advice to Obama - Scarborough kids write letters to new president
keepMEcurrent.com (Scarborough, ME), December 9, 2008

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

Handwriting Without Tears
KFYR-TV (North Dakota), October 30, 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

Mnemonic devices help kids' printing
Indianapolis Star, October 9, 2008

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

School to re-emphasize penmanship
WISH-TV 8 (Indianapolis, IN), September 12, 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

Computer Off, Pencil Up: Course Helps Kids Get a Grip on Writing
The Washington Post, September 2, 2008

Lesson learned
Community Press (Cincinnati, OH), August 27, 2008

Teacher workshop uses unusual methods in learning process
WIS10 News (Columbia, SC), August 15, 2008

Get Set for Kindergarten with Playful Learning
MetroParent, July 30, 2008

Oswego Youngsters Will Be Handwriting Without Tears
OswegoCountyToday.com, July 22, 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

School Tries New Approach to Handwriting
My Fox (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX), May 16, 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

Process of learning to shape letters can be fun
The Daily Journal, January 3, 2008

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

Less time spent teaching kids to write well
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), November 28, 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

Handwriting fluency key to your learning skills: Study
The Indian Express, November 5, 2007

Handwriting fluency key to learning skills
The Deccan Herald, November 5, 2007

Researchers curse decline of cursive; Writing is on the wall for tech kids
CanWest News Service, November 9, 2007

Learning letters can be as easy as ABC
Omaha World-Herald, October 23, 2007

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

Handwriting on the wall: Cursive survives despite need for good typing
Daily Democrat,September 10, 2007

Program Teaches How To Teach Handwriting
NBC 4 News (Washington, DC), August 31, 2007

Do your kids write right?
Arcadia News-Leader, August 30, 2007

Handwriting is still a valid skill
La Crosse Tribune, August 24, 2007

WBZ's Parent Report with Doug Cope - Kindergarten Prep
WBZ Newsradio 1030, August 24, 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

Teachers Get Lesson in Legibility
Democrat and Chronicle, July 6, 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

Educators Stress Importance of Handwriting
Detroit News, May 8, 2007

Handwriting Without Tears
MyFox Chicago, April 28, 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

Teachers learn a lesson in writing
thedailyjournal.com, February 22, 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

Making a 'U' turn: Students learn cursive writing through pilot program
South Bend Tribune, December 23, 2006

Handwriting expert tries to reclaim 'lost art' of penmanship
Channel 9, KUSA-TV News in Denver, December 1, 2006

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

Penmanship: A lost pursuit for students Computer use and emphasis on tests hurts the teaching of good handwriting.
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 2006

Teachers get child’s-eye view on difficulties of handwriting
The Columbus Dispatch, July 15, 2006

Restoring lost art of pen and paper
Miami Herald, July 16, 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

Cursive Writing Going Out of Style?
WCBS Evening News, May 31, 2006

Neatness Counts at Writing Seminar
Centre Daily Times, April 30, 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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