The teaching of handwriting is more than just teaching how to write

There is more to the teaching of handwriting than just teaching how to write.  While many advocate the dropping of the teaching of handwriting from the curriculum as it may not be relevant in a digital age, the irony is that the cognitive development encouraged by the teaching of

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Learning cursive at school, a novelty?

Children learning cursive. https://youtu.be/jxYEnynYwZI What strikes me as I view the video, is that something which was so normal to teach a couple of decades ago, has become a novelty.  Although the children are not aware of the significance of learning cursive writing, those of us in

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Benefits of Learning Cursive Writing

http://www.pens.com/blog/the-benefits-of-handwriting-vs-typing/ This article is a further reminder of the importance of learning to write in cursive.  Enough research exists to link the learning of cursive writing, to effective learning, i.e. children and students who take down notes by writing them learn more effectively than those taking down

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Learning Development and the teaching of handwriting

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3555 Writing and the Brain: Neuroscience Shows the Pathways to Learning – article by Judy Wills, neurologist and learning specialist While the debate rages on about whether schools should drop the teaching of cursive writing, more and more research  has demonstrated a definite link between handwriting and cognitive and

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