HW 21 Community Releases National Standards for Handwriting and Keyboarding Instruction

Feedback encouraged from parents and educatorsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (May 1, 2012) – Today, the HW 21 Community announced that their newly developed Written Language Production Standards  (for Grades K–8) are now available for public review. These national standards are the only existing set of developmentally appropriate, research-based guidelines that integrate both handwriting and keyboarding instruction. The standards were created by the HW 21 Community—an alliance of educators, researchers, and handwriting advocates—in response to a pressing