
Cursive is not only a disappearing art, it is a skill that can and should be taught to children at a young age (or learned at any age!). Ten reasons to teach cursive are:
- Relative ease in introducing cursive penmanship to preschoolers.
- Prevents reversals and confusion of letters
- Enhance spelling ability
- Develops internal control systems that can be used as tool for learnin
- Potential for errors are diminished
- Improved reading skills
- Enforces the skills for patterns in reading and writing
- Prevents erratic spaces between letters and words
- Helps Left Handed Children
- Use as a tool to put thoughts on paper quickly and easily
Source: Samuel L. Blumenfield, “How Should We Teach Our Children to Write? Cursive First, Print Later!“




