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The Case for Cursive Writing

The Case for Cursive Writing Skills Perceptual-Motor The Case for Cursive Writing H. George Early WANT TO ENTER THE LISTS as a of I advocate the strong exclusive use of cursive in the writing early elementary grades. I am to the of unalterably opposed present practice teaching in the first two and manuscript (&dquo;printing&dquo;) (or three) grades, I feel cursive later. that this is teaching writing practice illogi- that it basic that conceived, factors, cally ignores developmental the it is an of and that is faulty pedagogy, example practice harmful to children. feel downright learning-disabled quite should be to fresh- that only strongly manuscript writing taught courses in men in who are taking drawing. college engineering All other be as with the should writing taught cursive, beginning child’s first in first very writing experiences grade. A of cursive lies in the fact that major advantage writing each word consists of one continuous line where all elements flow to this statement are those together. (Exceptions general words which contain the letters or &dquo;t&dquo; which must be &dquo;i&dquo;, &dquo;j&dquo;, dotted or but these do not involve crossed, exceptions significant Since cursive involves a continuous flow of problems.) writing the child more the total or elements, readily http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

The Case for Cursive Writing

Early, George H.
Academic Therapy , Volume 9 (1): 4 – Sep 1, 1973
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Skills Perceptual-Motor The Case for Cursive Writing H. George Early WANT TO ENTER THE LISTS as a of I advocate the strong exclusive use of cursive in the writing early elementary grades. I am to the of unalterably opposed present practice teaching in the first two and manuscript (&dquo;printing&dquo;) (or three) grades, I feel cursive later. that this is teaching writing practice illogi- that it basic that conceived, factors, cally ignores developmental the it is an of and that is faulty pedagogy, example practice harmful to children. feel downright learning-disabled quite should be to fresh- that only strongly manuscript writing taught courses in men in who are taking drawing. college engineering All other be as with the should writing taught cursive, beginning child’s first in first very writing experiences grade. A of cursive lies in the fact that major advantage writing each word consists of one continuous line where all elements flow to this statement are those together. (Exceptions general words which contain the letters or &dquo;t&dquo; which must be &dquo;i&dquo;, &dquo;j&dquo;, dotted or but these do not involve crossed, exceptions significant Since cursive involves a continuous flow of problems.) writing the child more the total or elements, readily

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Published: Sep 1, 1973

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