Have You Heard About the Cursive Controversy?

To summarize, many public and private schools are eliminating cursive instruction from their curriculum. The pro-elimination school of thought is that cursive writing is becoming obsolete due to the prevalent use of technology and therefore should not consume instructional/classroom time. Many parents and teachers feel that removing cursive instruction from the curriculum is a mistake. The con-removal school of thought is that our children still need to be able to read cursive writing and that internationally cursive writing is more commonly used in business and communication. 


Articles:

• http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-01-23-cursive-handwriting_N.htm
• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1422107/should_cursive_still_be_taught_in_schools.html
• http://www.edutopia.org/penmanship-cursive-writing
• http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/01/18/teachers-debate-keeping-cursive-in-curriculum
• http://abcnews.go.com/US/end-cursive/story?id=12749517

Cursive Resources:

• Cursive tracing and coloring pages
• Animated Cursive Alphabet (French site)
• Handwriting for Kids (more alphabet animation)
• Jan Brett Cursive Alphabet (so cute)
• Handwriting Without Tears (program for sale with some downloadable pages)
• Frog Jump Gazette (Handwriting Strategies, Tips and Tools)