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Mandatory cursive writing lessons? Lawmaker explains thought behind the bill

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The Conversation

Isolated phonics lessons aren’t working: here’s a better way to teach young children to ...

Since 2010, five and six year-old children in England have been taught to read using a particular variant of “systematic phonics”. “Phonics” describes methods of teaching reading that emphasise ...
PBS

Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive

The writing may be on the wall for something that used to be standard fare in our elementary schools. It turns out that the elegant script of cursive handwriting is barely being taught anymore. The ...
Yahoo

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...
NorthJersey.com

NJ parents — remember cursive? Your kids will need to learn it now

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...
Altoona Mirror

Many schools prepared as state requires teaching of cursive writing

Patience Gozaydin, 7, a second grade student at Frankstown Elementary practices cursive writing Thursday in Ann Franco’s class. Mirror photo by Cynthia Wise The flow of motion from putting pencil to ...
AOL

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it ...
WFMY News2

NC Lawmakers Launch Cursive Lesson Investigation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. North Carolina lawmakers said they’ve discovered a huge number of public schools are breaking state law by not teaching cursive on a regular basis. State representatives are now are ...
WRBL

Elementary students in Georgia to begin cursive writing lessons during 2025-2026 school year

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English ...
PBS

Why don't the common-core standards include cursive writing?

Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is a polarizing one in the K-12 education world. One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is that they don't ...
The New York Times

What’s the Point of Teaching Cursive?

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