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10-30-2008, 12:56 PM
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question for teachers (and parents)
I had my conference with my youngest sons teacher last night and while we were talking I asked if she was going to be teaching him cursive writing and she told me she is but that it is not a requirement in school anymore. I never knew that...honestly I remember hours upon hours of learning cursive writing. Now they normally do not teach it at all? Is this true in other states? Her reasoning was that they spend so much time on standardized test preparation they do not have time to spend on things like teaching children to learn cursive handwriting. (one more reason I hate standardized testing) She gave me a good website to help my son learn and I have to order a book from the site before we can start.
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10-30-2008, 12:59 PM
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Jessica - we're about to start cursive at home - what site did she give you?
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10-30-2008, 01:03 PM
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It's still in the SCOS (Standard Course of Study) here in NC. The learn to print in K-2 and then cursive in 3-5. Honestly, though, there's little to no time to actually teach it. It's a sad fact of testing...
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10-30-2008, 01:06 PM
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ahh - we used HWT for printing and weren't terribly fond of it. My son has dysgraphia and the program is really set up for those with problems (that's why it was created), but I haven't looked into their cursive, yet. Thanks for that!
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10-30-2008, 01:14 PM
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was it just the dysgraphia that made it difficult? I want to make this easy/fun for my son to learn because he gets frustrated easily so was just wondering were there any specifics you didnt like about it?
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10-30-2008, 01:07 PM
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Maybe I don't get it...but what's the point of cursive writing, anyways? I NEVER write in cursive to sign my name. I guess I would rather have them spend more time on science or something useful. JMO.
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10-30-2008, 01:10 PM
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Cursive is actually easier than print for most people, especially those with motor disabilities. And before the invention of typewriters/computers, most people wrote in a form of cursive for everyday writing.
Handwriting, in general, is becoming a lost art form.
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10-30-2008, 01:10 PM
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I want science taught too but I think learning to write/read in cursive is important. I mostly write in cursive if I am writing a letter. Id rather they focus a whole lot less time on the testing. They spend like three months at least prepping for a test the kids are already supposed to have the information to pass.
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10-30-2008, 01:09 PM
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the way it was described is the letters are taught starting with lower case c from c you can make several letters. a,c,d,o,q (might be more) They start connecting the letters right away and making words right away. It is not taught on a slant which makes it difficult for some students to learn and was developed by an occupational therapist. I never had a hard time with handwriting but my oldest son always did. I think partially because he is left handed. I would have loved to have had this when he was learning.
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10-30-2008, 01:22 PM
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so looks like it might just be a florida thing? LOL Im glad she will be working with him on it. Seems like it is a lost art. I love getting a handwritten note/letter from someone and receive compliments on my handwriting all the time.
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10-30-2008, 01:02 PM
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my son has learning disabilities and this way of teaching is supposed to be really super easy to pick up for even younger children.
http://www.hwtears.com/ also you might be interested in http://themathworksheetsite.com You can print up math worksheets for free on there. I will be using that site to help my son learn his multiplication facts
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10-30-2008, 02:08 PM
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cursive is required in our school district.
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10-30-2008, 06:20 PM
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Yes the school spends wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much time on TEACHING the State tests and doing nothing else for more than a quarter...that the kids only get grades in the subjects they are studying for the State tests!!! Art, Science, and a few other subjects have no grades on one of the report cards for a quarter because of these State tests.
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10-30-2008, 07:24 PM
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My son is in a special education class which has 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. He is technically in 5th grade but is working on a beginning to middle 4th grade level.
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10-30-2008, 06:54 PM
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my dd learned it in 3/4 grade. many of their assignments require writing in cursive. LOL maybe it's the only way some teachers can read kids chickenscratch, er handwriting.
 i found one of those School Zone practice books for cursive writing that I got for my kids to practice with.
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10-30-2008, 07:48 PM
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It's true here. We also don't teach spelling, as it's not on the standardized tests. We live in a different district than the one where I teach, and my 3rd grade daughter does learn cursive and takes a spelling test every week.
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