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A Review of “Read Cursive Fast” by Kate Gladstone

Many people are not good at writing in cursive, but they have no trouble reading it when it is shown to them. Others cannot even make out anything written in cursive. This can be a practical problem, whether it is … Continue reading

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Some beliefs on handwriting are beyond parody …

Some beliefs on handwriting are beyond parody … Are there beliefs SO ridiculous that they are disbelieved by the people who teach them? Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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