The Case for Cursive

THE CASE FOR Cursive For centuries, cursive handwriting has been an art, BUT IT'S DISAPPEARING Forty-five states have adopted the Common Core State Standards for English, which omits cursive from required curriculum in schools today. Today, students who are not proficient in handwriting may be as high as 25 to 33 percent of the student population. 21st Century Skill? Opponents argue that needing to read cursive is no longer relevant in an increasingly digital society. Lan pm rsan, c r adpong sat dan nauny th anat cdt ut rt do mag n SOME EVEN BELIEVE THAT CURSIVE IS ARCHAIC. ommodo conat D atn vel am e aer in hendtn They believe instructional time is better devoted to other classroom subjects that are included on standardized tests, and cursive is not necessary for academic achievement. In 2007, only 15 percent of students who took the SAT chose to write the essay portion in cursive, showing that this new generation does not rely on cursive. >> 15% Mental Benefits of Cursive Choosing to teach cursive is not about aesthetics or preference, but about giving children the mental tools needed to read English. MOTOR AND COGNITIVE · Ideation Grammar · Text production · Self- monitoring · Onthographic-motor integration · Evaluation TASKS ASSOCIATED • Punctuation WITH CURSIVE ARE • Planning · Spelling THE FOLLOWING: In terms of student's cognitive development, research has shown that handwriting skills can: READING A+ ENGLISH MATH PHONICS A Influence reading, writing language, and critical thinking Increase brain Impact performance Provide a foundation activation across all academic for higher-order skills subjects Making Learning Easier The movements of cursive writing are more natural and easy to form for children. threaded letter strøkes help guide students' eyes left-to-right and definitively correlates reading with writing. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Children who learn to read cursive words first make a very quick transition to reading print. >> CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Because all letters in cursive start on a base line, and because the pen moves fluidly from left to right, cursive is easier to learn for dyslexic students who have trouble forming words correctly. Academic Performance Research has proven that there is a positive correlation between better handwriting skills and increased academic performance in reading and writing. In addition to aiding the writing process, the act of putting pen to paper helps student to absorb knowledge in a way that visual or audio learning cannot. According to some experts, 50 PERCENT OF STUDENTS naturally will be able to write faster and neater in cursive. EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS Because a child's fine motor skills are not fully developed until age 1o, handwriting instruction should continue well beyond the early childhood years. 2 Schools should devote at least 15 minutes on handwriting instruction each day for students. Keep Cursirve IN OUR SCHOOLS Tell us your reason to save cursive OR give us a retweet to keep this debate alive Montessorium http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/o3/30/cursive-handwriting-instr_n_842069.html http://www.corestandards.org/in-the-states http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28cursive.html?_r=o http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57591586/is-cursive-writing-dead/ http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-04/local/38274984_1_cursive-students-districts http://www.zaner-bloser.com/news/importance-teaching-handwriting-21st-century lemon ly Created by