Why is teaching handwriting so difficult and what can we do about it?

Episode 183: This week onThinking Deeply about Primary Education Neil Almond joins me for a fascinating exploration of (the teaching and learning of) handwriting. Based on his upcoming chapter in the researchED Guide to Primary Literacy, we delve into the research in this field and what this means for us in the classroom. As part of the chat we discuss... Is handwriting important? What was the most surprising thing you found in the research? Why do children (and adults) find handwriting so difficult? Are there any guiding principles we can discern from the available research? ...and much, much more. If you enjoy this episode, please support us by subscribing to our YouTube channel, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, or making a donation via www.ko-fi.com/tdape.  If you have any questions or comments, you can email us at [email protected] or join our Discord server, where we have a special channel for unseen question submission.