He settled down, stopped drinking and opened a penmanship school in a log cabin outside of Geneva, Ohio. He called his school Jericho. From the mid 1800s until the 1920s, Spencerian penmanship was ...

However, cursive writing’s importance extends far beyond mere tradition nor aesthetics. Cursive writing has been shown to ...

Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive ...

Deeper resources include information about The Palmer Method, a writing style developed in the late Victorian Age that replaced jazzy, labor-intensive, Spencerian script (think: the Coca-Cola logo).

Writing a letter in one’s own hand can be an artistic act. Handwriting animates paper. The bold flairs of calligraphic script shout for attention, while elegant flourishes of cursive sashay across the ...

At the Writing and Communication Center, we help you strengthen your writing and communication skills by providing resources, workshops, and one-on-one support for all kinds of assignments and ...

The New School offered the first academic creative writing workshop in 1931 and pioneered a new philosophy of education. The idea: Students would make their own lives and their own stories part of ...

Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive ...

Introduce writing skills when your child is ready. Encourage them to draw and scribble to help develop their hand skills. Provide pens and pencils that fit comfortably in your child’s hand.

Please check our Fall 2024 Schedule to see available openings for the Writing Center. If this is your first time visiting the Writing Center, you will need to make an account (separate from UW login).

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds that offers clear progression through five developmental stages: physical preparation for handwriting; securing correct ...