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A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.
Georgia classrooms reintroduce cursive writing for students from third to fifth grade, making it part of assessed coursework.
Cursive writing is part of the state standard, but it varies with each classroom. Now that AB 446 has been signed, learning cursive is going to be new for students and for some teachers.
Venters said the resource guide provides 10 to 15 minutes of daily instruction, and teachers maintain writing portfolios that include cursive samples to show how students’ skills are progressing.
Henderson, 44, said her son learned cursive basics in third grade but did not spend the hours that she did in school perfecting legible script and an attractive signature.
Assembly Bill 446 would require cursive handwriting instruction in first through sixth grade. The bill comes from Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, a former public elementary school ...
She teaches writing activities for 30 to 45 minutes daily"For me, (cursive) is important," Boyd said. "But it's important for me to stay up with technology because technology changes all the time.
Cursive Writing Now Required to Be Taught in California Schools Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 13 mandating cursive writing instruction from the first through sixth grades By David Chiu ...