PPP on Tuesday, January 27: The debate is on in school administrations across the nation. Forty-one states have so far adopted the new Common Core State Standards for English, which does not require cursive writing. States and school districts are grappling with whether to teach the skill or not. The argument is that cursive is time-consuming and not as useful as the keyboard skills students will need as they move on to junior high and high school. Associate professor Anne Mangen at the University of Stavangers Reading Centre says there is evidence that handwriting plays a larger role in the visual recognition and learning of letters. Powerlisteners: YES or NO Should cursive writing be taught in school?
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:20:46 +0000
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