In kids, studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better and longer-lasting recognition and understanding of letters. Writing by hand also improves memory and recall ...

To keep your handwriting neat, it is important to form letters correctly and make each letter the right size. Remember, there are different types of letters. Long ladder letters (l, t, i, j, u, y) ...

One 2012 study even found that handwriting triggered activity in certain regions of the brain—areas responsible for reading and comprehension—where typing letters and copying words did not.