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Found: precise analysis of cursive defenders’ favorite logical errors
Found: precise analysis of cursive defenders’ favorite logical errors (I disagree, though, with this blogger’s claim that long handwritten messages are always an imposition on the reader. With well-planned practice— and a simple style of handwriting — the results can … Continue reading
Posted in Education: Teaching and Learning, Opinion Pieces and Editorials
Tagged bad logic, cursive, Handwriting
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Handwriting and Vocabulary Growth
Here’s an unexpected, unintended consequence of pouring precious classroom time into cursive … according to this study from the Journal of Education Research, the longer a student has been taught cursive/required to use cursive. the smaller the vocabulary of that … Continue reading
Posted in Education: Teaching and Learning, Language, Topics
Tagged achievement, cursive, Handwriting, research, school, schoolchildren, Style change, vocabulary
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Not only doctors write poorly …
Not only doctors write poorly … here’s a nurse reprimanded for illegible handwriting. And then there is another kind of bad writing. This blog deals with “writing as handwriting,” not “writing as composition” … but every so often, very bad … Continue reading
Is it still cursive if …
Visitor Aya Katz — linguist, writer, primatologist, and handwriting rebel— posted a comment which leads to an interesting question. She writes: July 17, 2011 at 6:37 pm Kate, I agree that writing legibly is more important than writing in cursive. … Continue reading
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Tagged attitudes, cursive, Handwriting, pens, Writing rebel
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The Cult of Cursive
A lot of people, lately, have been making a lot of noise about the death of cursive handwriting. They don’t want cursive to die. Handwriting matters … But does cursive matter? Research shows that the fastest and most legible handwriters … Continue reading
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Tagged attitudes, cursive, Handwriting, research
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