Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary, then walked through the motions of how to write a ...
With plenty of free script fonts available online, we can sometimes feel spoilt for choice. Adding cursive fonts to your projects can bring a unique personal touch, so to help you find the perfect ...
“Research has shown that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine motor skills,” said California lawmaker Sharon Quirk-Silva, lead sponsor of ...
Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.
Students in second grade began a lesson on cursive writing without using paper or pencils. They stood up and started to ...
The Common Core standards don’t require instruction in cursive writing but some states — including Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and California — have mandated cursive in public schools. With typing ...
State Representative Dane Watro, one of the cosponsors of the Pennsylvania bill, argues that cursive “connects us to our history, strengthens learning and deepens our understanding of the world.” ...
A Minnesota senator is pushing a bill to require cursive handwriting in schools, citing cognitive benefits and historical ...
It’s a familiar refrain. Parents lament that technology is turning good, legible handwriting into a lost art form for their kids. In response, lawmakers in state after state – particularly in the ...
Geoff Nunberg (@GeoffNunberg) is a linguist who teaches at the School of Information at the University of California at Berkeley. Is longhand doomed? People were predicting that as early as 1938, when ...