http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3555

Writing and the Brain: Neuroscience Shows the Pathways to Learning – article by Judy Wills, neurologist and learning specialist

While the debate rages on about whether schools should drop the teaching of cursive writing, more and more research  has demonstrated a definite link between handwriting and cognitive and perceptual-motor development.  Teaching cursive writing, facilitates learning.