Cursive handwriting has played an important role in the history of education. It is a delicate and refined art form that is has received praise. Find out how cursive handwriting has fared over the years among talented people. Many critics have asked what has happened to civilized writing. They wonder if the keyboard will replace cursive handwriting over time.
Learn why your child may one day be unable to read historical documents.
Cursive writing a historical way of writing that is reemerging.
There are efforts that encourage cursive handwriting among students. They want people to get creative and show off when they can. Each letter can be stylized and depicted how the writer wants to compose. Focus on writing capitalized cursive letters at the start of sentences. Some letters will enable people to flex their right brain as needed.
When you connect your brain to your hand you are making a stronger connection for your brain to remember what you just heard. It’s called a “sensory integration exercise” that you don’t get from typing into a keyboard.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- There are many people who cannot write cursive.
- There may be benefits to practicing handwriting that we miss out on in our technological world.
- The artistic creativity expressed in handwriting may be good for our brains.
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