February 13, 2019
Keeping kids in the loop-de-loop
BY TYSON SMEDSTAD
It may not a law in North Dakota, but cursive writing is still part of the elementary school’s curriculum.
Ohio recently decided that cursive handwriting is not obsolete. A new law will require all students to be able to write legibly in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. Handwriting instructional materials must be part of the schools curriculum by July 1. Ohio is just one of 14 states that made teaching cursive mandatory.
Bob Callies Elementary School uses the Handwriting without Tears program. The simple cursive style helps children transition easily from print. Using the same multi-sensory techniques, the cursive program begins in third grade when children have better developed hand-eye coordination.
Garrison begins teaching lower case cursive letters in second grade. The next year they review lower case and move on to upper case letters.
Jennifer Rasch’s second grade class is excited about learning cursive.
Ohio recently decided that cursive handwriting is not obsolete. A new law will require all students to be able to write legibly in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. Handwriting instructional materials must be part of the schools curriculum by July 1. Ohio is just one of 14 states that made teaching cursive mandatory.
Bob Callies Elementary School uses the Handwriting without Tears program. The simple cursive style helps children transition easily from print. Using the same multi-sensory techniques, the cursive program begins in third grade when children have better developed hand-eye coordination.
Garrison begins teaching lower case cursive letters in second grade. The next year they review lower case and move on to upper case letters.
Jennifer Rasch’s second grade class is excited about learning cursive.
