| Author | |
CrunchyMom
Forum Moderator
Joined: Sept 03 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6385
|
| Posted: May 07 2013 at 9:52am | IP Logged
|
 |
|
I thought this article was interesting!
Cursive Benefits Go Beyond Writing
__________________
Lindsay
Five Boys(6/04) (6/06) (9/08)(3/11),(7/13), and 1 girl (5/16)
My Symphony
[URL=http://mysymphonygarden.blogspot.com/]Lost in the Cosmos[/UR
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
knowloveserve
Forum All-Star
Joined: Jan 31 2007
Location: Washington
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 759
|
| Posted: May 07 2013 at 11:16am | IP Logged
|
|
|
I read all the counterpoints also. Both sides make compelling points. I think y mode of operation is going to be to teach it, and then let it be optional.
Maybe I'm ridiculous but the very fact that the new Common Core Standards have dropped it, makes me want to include it in my home... just to spite Big Brother. 
__________________
Ellie
The Bleeding Pelican
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
3ringcircus
Forum Pro
Joined: Dec 15 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 420
|
| Posted: May 07 2013 at 4:51pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I'm nervously planning to start cursive with my K & 2nd grade DSs next year. I'm hoping that it will help them w/ word spacing, speed, and composition in later years. The older one has absolutely no stamina for printing (physical or mental), although his letters are legible. I don't think starting cursive will be a magic bullet for either of them, but I think the novelty might help us build a little momentum.
__________________
Christine
Mom to my circus of boys: G-1/06, D-1/04, S-4/10
Started HS in Fall'12
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
CatholicMommy
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 07 2007
Location: Indiana
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1254
|
| Posted: May 08 2013 at 11:09am | IP Logged
|
|
|
I don't know if the article addresses this, but a main bonus to learning cursive FIRST is that learning print just comes naturally - it doesn't have to be taught, if cursive was taught first.
But learning print first - cursive then has to be taught. And it's an uphill battle because the child is out of the sensitive time in life for readily developing language - just when the child's imagination and moral life and history studies WANT to take off, we make them spend so much time retraining their hands for a new kind of writing. So if we teach cursive first, and young, they pick it up quickly; move into print on their own accord (without any input from us!); and they have so much more available time in those elementary years!
;)
__________________
Garden of Francis
HS Elementary Montessori Training
Montessori Nuggets
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
CrunchyMom
Forum Moderator
Joined: Sept 03 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6385
|
| Posted: May 08 2013 at 11:59am | IP Logged
|
|
|
CatholicMommy wrote:
I don't know if the article addresses this, but a main bonus to learning cursive FIRST is that learning print just comes naturally - it doesn't have to be taught, if cursive was taught first.
But learning print first - cursive then has to be taught. And it's an uphill battle because the child is out of the sensitive time in life for readily developing language - just when the child's imagination and moral life and history studies WANT to take off, we make them spend so much time retraining their hands for a new kind of writing. So if we teach cursive first, and young, they pick it up quickly; move into print on their own accord (without any input from us!); and they have so much more available time in those elementary years!
;)
|
|
|
This certainly makes sense to me, and I have introduced cursive first to my current 1st grader.
I thought the most interesting part of the article was how our brain works differently when using cursive. I knew that putting pencil to paper was important to me in thinking through things effectively, but I never thought about the difference between cursive and print in that regard.
__________________
Lindsay
Five Boys(6/04) (6/06) (9/08)(3/11),(7/13), and 1 girl (5/16)
My Symphony
[URL=http://mysymphonygarden.blogspot.com/]Lost in the Cosmos[/UR
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Maggie
Forum All-Star
Joined: Dec 01 2007
Location: N/A
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 712
|
| Posted: May 08 2013 at 5:28pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
knowloveserve wrote:
Maybe I'm ridiculous but the very fact that the new Common Core Standards have dropped it, makes me want to include it in my home... just to spite Big Brother. |
|
|
I'm so right there with you. That's just great.
__________________
Wife to dh (12 years) Mama to dd (10) ds (8), dd (1), ds (nb) and to Philip Mary (5/26/09), Lucy Joy (12/6/09), and Margaret Mary (3/6/10) who entered Heaven before we had a chance to hold them.
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
RyaneM
Forum Pro
Joined: July 13 2006
Location: New York
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 290
|
| Posted: May 08 2013 at 6:13pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
What book do you use for cursive? We did HWT and then the CHC HW for regular printing.
__________________
Ryane in NY 
Mama to ds (3/05), ds(1/09) and dd (4/10)
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
CatholicMommy
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 07 2007
Location: Indiana
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1254
|
| Posted: May 09 2013 at 9:06am | IP Logged
|
|
|
We used the handwriting books from Our Lady of Victory (skipping the Kindergarten-A book which is print; Kindergarten-B and above is all cursive) when we had to undo some learning issues with my son when he was younger.
__________________
Garden of Francis
HS Elementary Montessori Training
Montessori Nuggets
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Trill
Forum Newbie
Joined: May 30 2013
Location: Washington
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 22
|
| Posted: June 04 2013 at 8:47pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Thank you! I have been looking for a cursive handwriting book that's not for third graders. I also plan to replace our sandpaper letters (we have a print set) and start using cursive myself when writing for my daughter to copy, but I wanted to make sure I was using the same font as whatever handwriting materials we'll use.
Michelle
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MicheleQ
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 23 2005
Location: Pennsylvania
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2193
|
| Posted: June 04 2013 at 8:51pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I saw these recently at a conference. They look very nice.
__________________
Michele Quigley
wife to my prince charming and mom of 10 in Lancaster County, PA USA
http://michelequigley.com
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Martha
Forum All-Star
Joined: Aug 25 2005
Location: N/A
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2291
|
| Posted: June 04 2013 at 9:15pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I use HWT cursive for my lefties, from the start. I skip all the print HWT books.
I like OLVS cursive for my righties.
Cursive is mandatory here.
__________________
Martha
mama to 7 boys & 4 girls
Yes, they're all ours!
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
JennGM
Forum Moderator
Joined: Feb 07 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 17702
|
| Posted: June 25 2013 at 8:21am | IP Logged
|
|
|
There is another article making the rounds:
What Learning Cursive Does For Your Brain
__________________
Jennifer G. Miller
Wife to  & ds1  '03 & ds2  '07
Family in Feast and Feria
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
AmandaV
Forum All-Star
Joined: Aug 27 2009
Location: Texas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 707
|
| Posted: June 25 2013 at 11:38am | IP Logged
|
|
|
If using the Lepanto Cursive books from OLVS, does a child have to start from the beginning, or can you jump in at grade level?
For example, my daughter is going into 2nd but has not formally learned cursive. I've taught her some letters and words. So should I start with year 1 if I want to use these, and maybe work on it daily as soon as I get it, moving into year 2 when she completes it? We'd also do copywork daily alternating cursive with some print to improve her printing, but focus on cursive.
Other child - my son is about to turn 9, going in to 4th. He has used the Seton 2nd grade book for cursive this year along with cursive copy work 2 times per week, print 2 times weekly, and printing most other writing. I happened to get the grade 2 book to use last summer and then just continued it over this year. So should get the Lepanto 4th grade for him for appropriate quotes, etc, or 3rd, for more practice and teaching?
My twins are going into Kinder so I'd assume I should get them the second Kinder book that starts cursive.
Thanks! OLVS comes to our conference, but I skipped it this year due to family in town and a lack of interest in the topics or vendors...
__________________
Amanda
wife since 6/03, Mom to son 7/04, daughter 2/06, twin sons 6/08 and son 7/11, son 1/2014
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Martha
Forum All-Star
Joined: Aug 25 2005
Location: N/A
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2291
|
| Posted: June 25 2013 at 6:49pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I have the cursive 2 book. I think you can start with it. It begins with review practice of individual letters and progresses from there.
__________________
Martha
mama to 7 boys & 4 girls
Yes, they're all ours!
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
AmandaV
Forum All-Star
Joined: Aug 27 2009
Location: Texas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 707
|
| Posted: June 27 2013 at 3:49pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Just saw this from The Anchoress: Ranting on the Loss of Cursive Writing
__________________
Amanda
wife since 6/03, Mom to son 7/04, daughter 2/06, twin sons 6/08 and son 7/11, son 1/2014
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
4Real Forums : Language Arts Come Alive
Topic: Benefits of Cursive
