A recent article in the New York Times discusses the importance of teaching handwriting in elementary schools and its role in the the learning process overall.  The benefits of handwriting over keyboarding is certainly an important consideration in this day and age where the push is towards the use of computers at younger and younger ages.  Also a point to ponder – some researchers suggest that training in cursive writing may be important in treating dyslexia and dysgraphia.  Click below to link to the article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=1