Why Handwriting is Important for Learning Infographic

Handwriting is Important for Learning Infographic

10 Handwriting Facts

1. Structured handwriting lessons lead to improved writing performance, academic success, and overall student self-esteem.
2. A 2012 study found that 33% of people had difficulty reading their own handwriting.
3. A 2012 study concluded that one in three participants had not been required to produce something in handwriting for more than half a year.
4. Research shows that you remember information better when you write it by hand than when you type it.
5. Students WITHOUT consistent exposure to handwriting are more likely to have problems retrieving letters from memory; spelling accurately; extracting meaning from text or lecture; and interpreting the context of words and phrases.
6. Handwriters exhibit better comprehension of the content and were more attentive and involved during the class discussions versus classmates who took notes by computer.
7. Elementary-age students who wrote compositions by hand rather than by keyboarding, one researcher found, wrote faster, wrote longer pieces, and expressed more ideas.
8. During early childhood, writing letters improves letter recognition, as shown in brain imaging studies; and teaching handwriting leads to improved reading, as shown in instructional studies.
9. A psych professor at Dominican University of California found that people who wrote down their goals, shared them with others, and maintained accountability for their goals were 33% more likely to achieve them, versus those who just formulated goals.
10. National statistics point to underachievement in writing as a condition that leads to school dropout, grade retention, and failure to graduate from high school or college.