March 19 (UPI) --Writing on paper, instead of on a tablet or smart phone, boosted the brain activity of a group of Japanese university students when they tried to recall information they'd learned an ...

Students in my freshman English class have incredible stories to tell, but they aren't always eager to share them. A quick scan of the room makes it easy to understand why. One student, Johnny, is a ...

New research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) suggests that handwriting practice refines fine-tuned motor skills and creates a perceptual-motor experience that appears to help adults learn ...

New research has analyzed brainwave patterns in both children and young adults while they wrote by hand and as they typed on a keyboard. The results revealed distinctly different brain patterns ...

This brief case study was written by Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda, Ronald E. Bulanda, J. Scott Brown, Aaron Abbott, & Rena Perez. Educators often incorporate extensive writing into their coursework to ...

Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text ...

Early in our careers, when we were fresh-faced and idealistic (we still are!) the prepackaged curriculum and the advice of more experienced colleagues was the go-to resource. Largely, we were advised ...

As schools close during the coronavirus crisis, sales of reading and writing workbooks, flash cards and activity books have skyrocketed. By Alexandra Alter The top-selling book on Amazon at the moment ...