The Cursive Comeback

Sep 19, 2023 · 59m 28s
The Cursive Comeback
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Known as script or handwriting, and used for signatures, cursive writing had fallen out of favour for a while in many education systems, but there is a lot of research...

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Known as script or handwriting, and used for signatures, cursive writing had fallen out of favour for a while in many education systems, but there is a lot of research that supports its reintroduction in the revised Ontario Curriculum released in June. We are exploring the why’s, what’s and so what’s of the cursive comeback on tonight’s OnEdMentors.

On tonight's panel:

Michelle Jacobs
Yvonne Messenger @MsYMessenger
Jessica Laccetti @JessL

Resources mentioned in tonight's broadcast

https://theconversation.com/cursive-handwriting-is-back-in-ontario-schools-its-success-depends-on-at-least-5-things-209078

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/202010/why-cursive-handwriting-is-good-your-brain

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01810/full

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s7-e8-writing-your-way-to-better-reading-with-steve-graham/id1483513974?i=1000622365781 (Steve Graham talks briefly about handwriting [manuscript, cursive, and d’nealian script] in this episode)

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-learning-cursive-might-not-be-a-waste-of-time-after-all/

https://edut.to/465nIQQ

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/writing/articles/importance-teaching-handwriting (some might find this blog posting helpful to understand some of the benefits)

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/eelc_cursive_guide_k-6.pdf (possible free resource for teachers - references literacy place resources which are in many Ontario schools)

https://scienceoflearning.substack.com/p/does-cursive-writing-offer-educational?nthPub=61
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