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A Case for Cursive?

Title A Case for Cursive?
By: Cindy Long
Published: Jan 5, 2017 in the "neaTODAY"
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Link to article: http://neatoday.org/2017/01/05/a-case-for-cursive/?utm_source=nea_today_express&utm_campaign=170125neatodayexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cursive

Cursive writing bill advancing through legislature

Cursive Handwriting Bill Advancing through Arizona Legislator
By: Regina Ford rford@gvnews.com
Published: Mar 2, 2016 In Green Valley News, AZ
Photo: Regina Ford/Arizona Green Valley News and Sun

How Handwriting Sharpens Your Mind

How Handwriting Sharpens Your Mind

By Dr. Claudia Aguirre, Neuroscientist
Published Huffington Post
9-28-2015 3:59 PM EDT
in the HuffPost Healthly Living
October 2, 2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-claudia-aguirre/how-handwriting-sharpens-your-mind_b_8203890.html

Original photo with the Huffington Post article credits: Kristina Strasunske via Getty Images

Think you don't need handwriting in the modern world? You may want to think again

Handwriting, in particular cursive, enables people to retain knowledge at a higher level. Photo: AP

au.news.yahoo.com
Plus 7 News
By Natasha Christian
September 28, 2015, 5:47 pm

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/29658216/think-you-dont-need-handwriting-in-the-modern-world-you-may-want-to-think-again/

Readers debate legitimacy of teaching cursive writing; here's what they're saying

(AP Photo/AlBehrman/file photo)

Readers Debate Legitimacy of Teaching Cursive Writing
Linda Kinsey, North East Ohio Media Group
Published: on May 05, 2015 at 12:15 PM, updated May 11, 2015 at 11:12 AM
http://www.cleveland.com/faces-of-the-suns/index.ssf/2015/05/post_48.html

Curses, What Ever Happened to Cursive Writing?

Curses, Whatever Happened to Cursive Writing
Philly.com
Regina Medina, Daily News Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 12:16 AM
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150519_Curses__Whatever_happened_to_cursive_writing_.html

Matthew Hall / The Daily News

Fighting to Save Cursive from the Common Core

Fighting to Save Cursive from the Common Core
The Boston Globe
Ruth Graham, Globe Correspondent
published: April 5, 2015

Write on: Penmanship proponents say cursive writing is more than just pencil pushing

"Write on: Penmanship proponents say cursive writing is more than just pencil pushing"

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
by Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post Gazette staff writer
published: March 20, 2015

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/20/Pittsburgh-penmanship-proponents-say-cursive-writing-more-than-just-pencil-pushing/stories/201503200002

Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette

Children Learn Cursive by Teaching Robots

Children Learn Cursive by Teaching Robots
Inside Science
by Peter Gwynne
published: March 18, 2015

http://www.insidescience.org/content/children-learn-cursive-teaching-robots/2686

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Bill Would Require Nevada Students to Learn Cursive

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Bill Would Require Nevada Students to Learn Cursive
Associated Press
Published: March 20, 2015

http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Bill-Would-Require-NV-Students-to-Learn-Cursive-297044541.html

Cursive Writing Mandatory in Arkansas Curriculum

Hola Arkansas
Arkansas Premier Bi-lingual Newspaper
March 26, 2015
http://www.hola-arkansas.com/news/1425/cursive-writing-mandatory-of-arkansas-curriculum

The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking

photo published with the article in The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Benefits of No Tech Note Taking
By Carol E. Holstead
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Published: March 12, 2015
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Benefits-of-No-Tech-Note/228089/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

Cursive Writing No Problem at Harrison, New Law OK for School District

Cursive writing no problem at Harrison; New law OK for school district DAVID HOLSTED davidh@harrisondaily.com |
Harrison Daily Times
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 7:00 am |
http://harrisondaily.com/news/cursive-writing-no-problem-at-harrison-new-law-ok-for/article_2d6021e6-c695-11e4-bfb3-4b7db9579b12.html

State Rep files bill to require cursive by 3rd grade

State Rep Files Bill to Require Cursive by 3rd Grade
By Marshall Stevens
WAFF News 48, Huntsville AL
Posted: Mar 02, 2015 5:18 PM EDT Updated: Mar 03, 2015 10:52 AM EDT
http://www.waff.com/story/28241900/state-rep-files-bill-to-require-cursive-by-3rd-grade

Cursive or Cursor

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Cursive or Cursor
by Christina Baldwin
Posted: on Thursday, February 26th, 2015
PeerSpirit, Inc
http://peerspirit.com/cursive-or-cursor/

Handwriting Isn't Dead - Smartpens and Styluses are Saving It

Handwriting Isn't Dead - Smartpens and Styluses are Saving It.
Wall Street Journal
By Joanna Stern
published February 10, 2015

http://www.wsj.com/articles/handwriting-isnt-deadsmart-pens-and-styluses-are-saving-it-1423594704?mod=djemptech_t

Photo: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal as associated with the original article

A Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes with a Laptop

photo published with the article,"The old fashioned way works better. Credit: Szepy via iStock"

A Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes with a Laptop
by: Cindi May
Scientific American
Published: June 3, 2014
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-learning-secret-don-t-take-notes-with-a-laptop/

To Remember a Lecture Better Take Notes by Hand

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To Remember a Lecture Better Take Notes by Hand
By Robinson Meyer
Published: The Atlantic
May 1 2014, 1:35 PM ET
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/to-remember-a-lecture-better-take-notes-by-hand/361478/

Printing, Cursive, Keyboarding: What's the Difference when it comes to Learning?

Printing, Cursive, Keyboarding: What's the Difference When it Comes to Learning
By Dr. Karin Harmon James, Neurologist
Indiana University News Room
January 24, 2012
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/20977.html

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Learning Cursive Writing: Is it Worthwhile or a Waste of Time

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Tracey Neylon homeschools her children and teaches them cursive writing. Photo published with this article

Learning Cursive Writing: Is it Worthwhile or a Waste of Time?
NBC Today
By: Jacoba Urist
September 3, 2013

http://www.today.com/parents/learning-cursive-writing-it-worthwhile-or-wasted-time-8C11045379

The Brain and Learning

Brain and Learning
by Virginia Berninger, Todd Richards
April 18, 2011
http://www.education.com/reference/article/brain-and-learning/#D

Good Handwriting and Good Grades: Researcher Finds New Link

http://news.fiu.edu/2012/01/good-handwriting-and-good-grades-fiu-researcher-finds-new-link/34934

The Secret Advantages of Great Penmanship

In "The Week"
By Linda Thrasybule
October 30, 2014

http://theweek.com/article/index/270818/the-secret-advantages-of-great-penmanship

Cursive Writing is Being Written Out of the Curriculum, Should we Family Historians be Worried?

by Diane L Richard
National Genealogical Society
Posted September 29, 2014

http://upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/2014/09/cursive-writing-is-being-written-out-of.html

Handwriting Remains Important For Kids

by Leanna Landsmann
October 1, 2014

http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/family/2014/10/01/handwriting-remains-important-kids/16485681/

Are we seeing the Death of Cursive?

Not all teachers think so. “We think it might be making a little comeback,” Hotchkiss said.

By Rafael Guerrero
October 3rd, 2014

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/2527276-8/the-death-of-cursive-not-if-some-teachers

Historical One Room School House offers Cursive Lessons

Clarkson Strives to Keep Cursive Alive
by Neeti Upadhye, Staff writer
Democrat & Chronicle, a Gannett Co.
October 5, 2014

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/10/05/clarkson-strives-keep-cursive-alive/16779293/

Bic's Petition

Bic is on a mission to save handwriting. And its not just because they are a pen manufacturer. They are supportive of education where it causes the individual to learn to think for themselves. And handwriting does that!

Click on the link below to go to their site, learn about their mission and their progress, and sign their petition!

http://bicfightforyourwrite.com

What's Lost as Handwriting Fades

Graphics by Michael Mabry

Published: New York Times
By Maria Konnakova
on June 3, 2014

Does handwriting matter?

Not very much, according to many educators. The Common Core standards, which have been adopted in most states, call for teaching legible writing, but only in kindergarten and first grade. After that, the emphasis quickly shifts to proficiency on the keyboard.

But psychologists and neuroscientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting a relic of the past. New evidence suggests that the links between handwriting and broader educational development run deep.

Click here to read more...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=2

In the Age of Keyboards, don't neglect your penmanship

From: Think Big.com
by ROBERT MONTENEGRO
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014, 6:00 PM

It's important to remember that society and culture are constructed upon language. While digital currently trumps physical, the value of good penmanship still remains high. If you've allowed your handwriting to suffer (or you're my primary physician), here are some tips to improve your longhand courtesy of Chris Kornelis of The Wall Street Journal.

Read the whole story straight from their website:

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/in-the-age-of-keyboards-dont-neglect-your-penmanship

Pens for Better Penmanship: Don't forget (how) to write!

From: Wall Street Journal
By CHRIS KORNELIS
Updated Sept. 5, 2014 1:29 p.m. ET

"Have keyboards and touch screens ruined your handwriting skills? A fountain pen, the right paper and some practice can help"

Get the full article, straight from their website:

http://online.wsj.com/articles/pens-for-better-penmanship-dont-forget-how-to-write-1409934039

Three reasons cursive should never die

From: PR Daily
By Daphne Gray-Grant
June 20, 2014

"Writing by hand might seem clunky and awkward and old-fashioned, but it's never a waste of time. I think Andy Rooney was right when he said: "Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head."

Read the whole story on their website:

http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/a783c8ee-2886-4eb0-800f-b540646bf2e2.aspx

Benefits of writing by hand

From: Mental Floss
By Chris Gayomali
January 16, 2013
Excerp:

"Writing longhand is a workout. No, not necessarily for your wrist, but for your brain. According to The Wall Street Journal, some physicians claim that the act of writing — which engages your motor-skills, memory, and more — is good cognitive exercise for baby boomers who want to keep their minds sharp as they age."

See the full article on their website:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/33508/4-benefits-writing-hand#ixzz2Zmy8wxKS

Writing Using the Eyes Might Help Paralyzed Communicate

Writing Using the Eyes Might Help Paralyzed Communicate
By Medicine.net
Published THURSDAY, July 26, 2012
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=160719

How Handwriting Trains the Brain

From The Wall Street Journal
By GWENDOLYN BOUNDS
Updated Oct. 5, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

Excerp:
"Studies suggest there's real value in learning and maintaining this ancient skill, even as we increasingly communicate electronically via keyboards big and small. Indeed, technology often gets blamed for handwriting's demise. But in an interesting twist, new software for touch-screen devices, such as the iPad, is starting to reinvigorate the practice."

Please read the whole article on their website

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704631504575531932754922518?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704631504575531932754922518.html

Why Writing by Hand Could Make You Smarter

From: Psychology Today
By: Dr. William Klemm D.V.M, Ph.D. in his column "Memory Medic"
Published on March 14, 2013

Excerp:
"In surprising studies, researchers find benefits to setting keyboards aside."

Please read the whole article on their website:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/why-writing-hand-could-make-you-smarter

Cursive Benefits Go Beyond Writing

From the New York Times
By: Suzanne Baruch Asherson
April 30, 2013

Excerp:
"As a result, the physical act of writing in cursive leads to increased comprehension and participation. Interestingly, a few years ago, the College Board found that students who wrote in cursive for the essay portion of the SAT scored slightly higher than those who printed, which experts believe is because the speed and efficiency of writing in cursive allowed the students to focus on the content of their essays."

Check out the whole story on their website:

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/04/30/should-schools-require-children-to-learn-cursive/the-benefits-of-cursive-go-beyond-writing

Handwriting Wars

From Universal Publishing
By: Dr Kathleen Muzevich

Excerp:
"As schools abandon handwriting instruction for keyboarding and state assessment preparation, educators need to participate in grassroots efforts to ensure that handwriting instruction has its rightful place in the elementary curriculum."

Visit their website and download the FREE e-book straight from the publisher:

Free e-Book: http://offers.upub.net/the-handwriting-wars?&__hssc=&__hstc&hsCtaTracking=860d1b02-48c0-4b9f-95ec-31f3bf438b06%7C7baa68cc-f386-4e8c-9650-65771cd07e2a

_Why Handwriting is Still Important

From: Universal Publishing
By: Tom Wasylyk
2014

Excerp:
Students still complete 90% of their classroom assignments and tests by hand. While keyboarding instruction is a given, many students receive minimal instruction in handwriting.We ask our students to write by hand every day, in every subject, but often fail to help them master this skill.
So many obstacles threaten to deprive students of their right to write.

Free e-Book: http://offers.upub.net/why-handwriting-is-still-important?&__hssc=&__hstc&hsCtaTracking=f1624323-6d32-42b4-b4f3-efc1d6fdcadc%7C8cff28b2-e2e3-4643-a3ff-0b5abdd25a21

Princeton Study finds Students More Likely to Learn When Taking Notes by Hand

Michael Mancuso/The Times

from NJ.com (a compilation of NJ Newspapers)
By Keith Brown | Times of Trenton
on June 16, 2014 at 10:11 AM

Excerp:Even when students were given a week’s delay before a test on the same lecture, those who used laptops performed below that of longhand writers, according to the study.

Please read the full article on their website:

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/06/princeton_university_study_finds_students_more_likely_to_learn_by_taking_handwritten_notes.html

Ink on Paper: Some Notes on Note Taking*

From: Association for Psychological Science
By: Wray Herbert
January 28, 2014

Excerp:
This experiment provided preliminary evidence that laptops might be harmful to academic performance. The students using laptops were in fact more likely to take copious notes, which can be beneficial to learning. But they were also more likely to take verbatim notes, and this “mindless transcription” appeared to cancel out the benefits. Both groups memorized about the same number of facts from the lectures, but the laptop users did much worse when tested on ideas.

Please see the whole story at their website:

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/were-only-human/ink-on-paper-some-notes-on-note-taking.html

Raising Readers, Writers and Spellers,
The Importance of Handwriting Instruction

From: Psychology Today,
By: J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
January 9. 2014

Excerp:
Find out why teaching handwriting is crucial and why Great Britain and not the US should be the model for education policy for handwriting.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/raising-readers-writers-and-spellers/201401/the-importance-handwriting-instruction

Step Away from the Keyboard:

From: Psychology Today
By Nancy Darling, Ph.D.
July 4, 2014

HOW OUR HANDS AFFECT OUR BRAIN -
DOES IT MATTER WHETHER YOU TYPE, PRINT, OR WRITE IN CURSIVE?

Please see the whole story on their website:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thinking-about-kids/201407/step-away-the-keyboard-how-our-hands-affect-our-brains

In an Era of Squiggles, You Can’t Tell the Players
Without a Handwriting Analyst

From: New York Times
By: Tyler Kepner
March 28, 2014

A look at how the lack of handwriting education is affecting out autograph collectors and our sports heroes.

Please see the whole story on their website:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/sports/baseball/in-an-era-of-squiggles-you-cant-tell-baseball-the-players-without-a-handwriting-analyst.html?_r=0

Handwriting Improves Memory Retention

Out of the Jungle Blogspot
By Maureen Downey
May 25, 2014

Technology is invading every facet of our lives. Many students are beginning to take notes on their computers in college, and even in some high schools. Read about the hindrance of taking notes on computers and the helpfulness of handwriting.

http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/2014/05/handwriting-improves-memory-retention.html

NEUROSCIENTISTS SAY HANDWRITING IS GOOD FOR YOU

Science Alert e-magazine
by Gabriella Munoz
June 20, 2014

Click on the link to see the whole article:

http://iphone.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141906-25707.html