Why handwriting still matters in the digital age. From improving focus to strengthening cognitive pathways, handwriting offers neurological benefits that modern technology can’t replicate.

There is, all the same, a demonstrable difference between how writing with a pen, or typing by hand, affects your ability to remember the words you’re recording.

Key points. Handwriting practice involves specific motor skills that are only engaged when writing by hand with a pen or pencil. A new "handwriting and literacy learning" study shows that writing ...