![]() ![]() Research Shows the Value of Learning Cursiveįascinating new research points out the benefits of cursive writing for cognitive development. ![]() Of course it doesn't need to be an either/or decision: children can be computer literate and learn cursive. Research corroborates the vital hand/brain connection, proving that new pathways in the brain develop as children use their hands to explore and interact with the world. What's the best way to respond when parents ask why handwriting is a key component of the Montessori environment? Montessori discovered the importance of learning through movement and the senses. Many states across the country are removing or reducing cursive instruction from the curriculum while only a few states have deliberated and decided to keep it. Now there is a lively debate occurring in the field of education about whether, in this age of technology, cursive handwriting is necessary at all.Ĭursive is not required by the national educational Common Core Standards. Many of us would answer: "Very important!" While Montessorians have deliberated for years whether children should learn to write first in cursive or print, we've all thought cursive was an essential skill. ![]()
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