This can be detrimental to the full development of students. However, cursive writing could be considered an art form all its own. It is one more way for students to develop the side of their brain that is not developed by basic reading and writing skills. The more diverse a teaching curriculum is, the better. Without being able to read cursive writing, students will undoubtedly be kept from many opportunities to read important documents.
Think about it: so many historical documents are written in cursive. While some of these documents are readily available online in print form, not all of them are. Not only will students miss out on a part of history, they may very well miss out on reading important letters and cards from their grandparents or great-grandparents, too.
Older generations often still write in cursive on a daily basis, and kids often rely on their parents to translate these letters and cards for them because they simply cannot read the cursive writing. Forty years from now, when these grandparents have passed on, kids may want to look back on these letters, and they should be able to read them properly. We believe, yes! Simply put, if teaching cursive writing is eliminated from schools, children could miss out on a lot.
Learning cursive handwriting is important for spelling skills, enabling children to recognize words when they read them later. According to Dr. Practice writing by hand helps train the brain to integrate various forms of information at once, including visual and tactile inputs, while applying fine motor skills.
Klemm suggests cursive can provide similar benefits to the brain as learning to play a musical instrument. It can be demanding to learn, but it teaches organization skills and assists children in composing their own thoughts and ideas. For those struggling with dyslexia, cursive can a part of a treatment plan to help hand-eye coordination, memory, vision-related difficulties , and other brain activities.
Cursive Handwriting and the Brain Forming letters with the hand by using a pen or pencil is cognitively different than pushing a physical or virtual key on a keyboard. Schedule Your Consultation. Close Font Resize. And we are writing the next Goosebumps book. Again the boys flourished their sticks and now I could clearly see their proud faces, fingers holding their sticks in the proper pencil grip, the cursive writing flowing across the top of the monkey bars.
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