Franky
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I'm genuinely trying to figure out where I stand on the cursive writing debate. On one hand, the neuroscience is pretty compelling. Studies using EEG show that handwriting activates far more elaborate brain connectivity than typing, engaging networks associated with attention, language, and memory .
Cursive specifically seems to help with letter recognition, spelling, and reading fluency because of the continuous motion and the way it connects letters into word units .
On the other hand, we live in a digital world. My kids type way more than they write. Is it worth taking instructional time away from other things to teach a skill they might rarely use? I've read that typing leads to shallower processing because students can transcribe verbatim without thinking . But is the solution to teach cursive or just to teach better note-taking strategies? I'm stuck in the middle.
The science seems real, but so does the practicality argument. Anyone else wrestling with this?
Cursive specifically seems to help with letter recognition, spelling, and reading fluency because of the continuous motion and the way it connects letters into word units .
On the other hand, we live in a digital world. My kids type way more than they write. Is it worth taking instructional time away from other things to teach a skill they might rarely use? I've read that typing leads to shallower processing because students can transcribe verbatim without thinking . But is the solution to teach cursive or just to teach better note-taking strategies? I'm stuck in the middle.
The science seems real, but so does the practicality argument. Anyone else wrestling with this?
