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Cursive

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHY TEACH CURSIVE?

EMILIE FRACKER
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COMPUTERS

WILL BE THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

TIME WOULD BE BETTER SPENT

LEARNING KEYBOARDING SKILLS.
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CURSIVE IS NOT

A TESTED SKILL.
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IT TAKES A LONG TIME

TO WRITE IN CURSIVE.
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IN THE FUTURE.

CURSIVE WILL NOT BE USED

MORE THAN

JUST AN IMPROVED SIGNATURE
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CURSIVE CONNECTS STUDENTS

TO THE PAST
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PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS

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STAY CONNECTED

TO AN OLDER GENERATION.

IN-CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

ARE INCREASING DUE TO PLAGIARISM FEARS.
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PROVEN FASTER

THAN PRINTING
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IMPROVED CONTINUITY AND FLUIDITY

OF WRITTEN EXPRESSION
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CURSIVE DEVELOPS

FINE MOTOR SKILLS.

FINE MOTOR SKILLS AND READING

CONNECTION BETWEEN

CURSIVE ACTIVATES

A DIFFERENT PART OF THE BRAIN THAN PRINTING DOES.
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IMPROVED NEURAL PATHWAYS

IMPROVES DYNAMIC INTERPLAY OF LEFT AND RIGHT HEMISPHERES
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SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE BRAIN

WHEN LETTERS ARE WRITTEN

FULLY COMPREHEND THE ALPHABET

GIVES STUDENTS A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO
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CAN IMPROVE PRINTING

INTERNALIZE LANGUAGE

HELPS KIDS
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HELPS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

GIVES THEM ANOTHER OPTION

CURSIVE AS AN ART FORM

ACTIVATE UNDERDEVELOPED AREA OF THE BRAIN
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DIVERSE CURRICULUM

LEARNING FOR LEARNING'S SAKE