‘Handwriting skills are connected to improved spelling and greater capacity to write longer and higher-quality texts.’ Photo: Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash.
Growing up as digital natives, most children today are at ease with many iterations of technological devices; however, new research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found writing with pen(cil) and paper is directly linked to optimum learning.
Research led by Dr Anabela Abreu Malpique, School of Education Senior Lecturer, has highlighted the importance of teaching handwriting in primary school education and beyond.
Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian.
She has three collections of poetry published by the University of Western Australian Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025).
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