Children in Primary and Secondary Education Should Continue to be Taught Handwriting in the Digital Age

Abstract

As more and more new technologies have been introduced to traditional classrooms in schools, handwriting has been overlooked in the digital age. This paper examines the key roles of handwriting in promoting children’s brain development, increasing creativity, improving academic writing competence, and providing help for children with learning difficulties to address the importance of handwriting. Based on that, the paper concludes that children in primary and secondary education should continue to be taught handwriting in the digital age. It suggests that appropriate methods of handwriting instruction in the new digital age need to be identified.