Writing Skills
Cursive Writing
1. Cursive provides a flow of thought as well as a flow of words.
2. Cursive helps you focus on content.
When one becomes proficient in cursive, the barrier between thought and action is minimal.
3. Cursive gets the entire brain working.
Cursive may seem like just a different way of writing, but studies have found that it activates different neurological pathways.
4. Cursive helps you retain more information.
Studies have shown that taking notes during an educational class using handwriting is preferable to typing.
5. Cursive may help improve motor control.
Cursive handwriting is a fine motor skill that allows for plenty of practice. For people with developmental dysgraphia, this can have a range of benefits to improve these skills.
6. Cursive will make you a better speller.
The act of writing out words and thinking of them as a single unit means you’re more likely to retain their proper spelling than if you simply typed them out. Cursive writers tend to spell more accurately as a result.
Children need to go through this process to fully understand the English language and connect words to motor memory. Learning cursive handwriting is important for spelling skills, enabling children to recognize words when they read them later. Typing doesn’t have the same effect on the brain, as it doesn’t require the same fine motor skills and simultaneous activity.
Cursive Handwriting – Age 8 & above 18 sessions Starting with
- Lower Case
- Joining of Letters
- Upper Case
- Words
- Sentences
- Paragraphs
- Independent Writing