I taught at a school for students with dyslexia. Handwriting comprised a large part of their tutoring. We were told (paraphrasing from memory) that engaging t

I taught at a school for students with dyslexia. Handwriting comprised a large part of their tutoring. We were told (paraphrasing from memory) that engaging the muscle groups in the arm during writing engaged more of the student's brain. Maybe something similar is going on during the pencil-on-paper note-taking process.