Recently, a new bill has been introduced by New Jersey Assemblywoman Angela McKnight that requires students to be taught cursive handwriting, according to CNN.
Assemblywoman Angela McKnight recently introduced a bill for elementary schools that requires students to be taught to write cursive style.
Several elementary schools have now started teaching the method to their students, according to Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly.
In a statement, McKnight told CNN: “In some cases, children are entering middle school without knowing how to sign their own name in cursive. We are doing our children a disservice by not teaching them a vital skill they will need for the rest of their lives.”
“Our world has indeed become increasingly dependent on technology, but how will our students ever know how to read a scripted font on a word document, or even sign the back of a check, if they never learn to read and write in cursive?” McKnight added.
In 2010, cursive handwriting was removed from the Common Core standards but now this new bill requires students to be taught cursive handwriting again.
Texas, California, and North Carolina have also started teaching this method to students apart from New Jersey.
The International Dyslexia Association explained the method: “When writing cursive, the word becomes a unit, rather than a series of separate strokes, and correct spelling is more likely to be retained.”
The association said that a cursive signature is more difficult to forge than a printed one so it is really important to teach students how to write cursive style.
“The Declaration of Independence and many other important archival documents are written in cursive. A cursive signature is more difficult to forge than a printed one”, the International Dyslexia Association added.
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