Why Cursive Writing Should Be Taught

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Think of a time where someone’s cursive was impossible to read. It’s important that everyone has the ability to read and write in cursive, and unfortunately, the youngest generation in elementary school does not have this ability because teachers don’t teach cursive anymore! Soon, the next generation will not know what it means when applications or legal documents say “Place your signature here,” This is a critical fault on the part of the primary education system and needs fixed quickly. Or else, adults will face heavy consequences in the near future. It is important to learn cursive early in education because without it, people can’t read historic documents that are the foundation to this country. Also, there are several different health benefits, especially to those who have disabilities or dyslexia. Also, people need to know how to sign their name for college! To start out, it is important to remember some history of the country. Remember that the founding historic documents of this country are written in script. They are not written in print. If kids are not at least taught how to read cursive font, they will never be able to read the original copies of the …show more content…

Dr. William R. Klemm, who is a Senior Professor of Neuroscience at Texas A&M University says: “Cursive writing helps to train your brain to integrate visual and tactile information and fine motor skills”. He also says: “Cursive writing…is even more beneficial because the movement tasks are more demanding…” Cursive allows cognitive development in the brain, which lead to fine motor skill development. These fine motor skills are skills that allow basic abilities such as writing. The reason that cursive boosts cognitive abilities is because writing in cursive requires less burden on the working memory. (Doverspike) People with low fine motor cognitive abilities appreciate this because it helps them learn to write

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