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Jim Connolly

Thinking About Cursive | The Principal of Change - 53 views

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education teaching handwriting cursive

shared by Jim Connolly on 10 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Jim Connolly on 10 Feb 11
     
    To cursive or not to cursive, that is the question!
Steve Ransom

Schools Debate Cursive Handwriting Instruction Nationwide - 67 views

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cursive handwriting debate

shared by Steve Ransom on 31 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • she'd rather "move on" and focus class time on other topics.
  • choosing to teach cursive is not about aesthetics or preference, but about giving children the mental tools needed read English.
  • hreaded letter strokes help guide students' eyes left-to-right and definitively correlates reading with writing:
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  • "I absolutely get that we're moving in a world that's technology-based," she says. "But I'm of the old school that believes you can't forget where you came from to get where you're going. There could be a day the computer crashes."
  • Steve Ransom on 31 Mar 11
     
    "Schools Debate Cursive Handwriting Instruction Nationwide"
dmassicg

iPads are in, cursive is out (and other education trends) - The Globe and Mail - 5 views

www.theglobeandmail.com/...article2254353

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shared by dmassicg on 01 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • dmassicg on 01 Dec 11
     
    iPads are in, cursive is out (and other education trends)
Nigel Coutts

Handwriting vs Typing - Reflecting on Finland's changing policy on cursive writing - 76 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 13 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 13 Dec 14
     
    Finland recently made the news for its decision to shift away from a focus on handwriting. Beginning in 2016 students will not be required tl learn cursive handwriting and instead will be taught typing skills. If this was anywhere other tan Finland the decision might be ignored or ridiculed but the Finnish Education systems reputation for producing quality learning backed by innovative practice makes this hard to ignore.
Margaret FalerSweany

What's Lost as Handwriting Fades - 52 views

www.nytimes.com/...lost-as-handwriting-fades.html

handwriting

shared by Margaret FalerSweany on 03 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information.
  • When children had drawn a letter freehand, they exhibited increased activity in three areas of the brain that are activated in adults when they read and write
  • When the children composed text by hand, they not only consistently produced more words more quickly than they did on a keyboard, but expressed more ideas.
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  • cursive writing may train self-control ability in a way that other modes of writing do not
  • For adults, typing may be a fast and efficient alternative to longhand, but that very efficiency may diminish our ability to process new information
  • students learn better when they take notes by hand than when they type on a keyboard.
  • writing by hand allows the student to process a lecture’s contents and reframe it — a process of reflection and manipulation that can lead to better understanding and memory encoding.
mrscarrion

Free Handwriting Fonts for Teachers - Download Free Print and Cursive Handwriting Fonts... - 92 views

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shared by mrscarrion on 07 Sep 11 - Cached
  • mrscarrion on 07 Sep 11
     
    Free Fonts for Teachers
Dwight Woodley

Spelling & Vocabulary Website: SpellingCity - 68 views

www.spellingcity.com

elementary spelling language_arts

shared by Dwight Woodley on 01 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Over 42,000 spelling words with customizable sentences and definitions A REAL person who says each word and sentence Free home pages for teachers and parents to save lists Teacher training videos Free printable handwriting worksheets Free teaching resources with lists and lesson plans Twenty-five games to play online or to print such as
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  • Over 42,000 spelling words with customizable sentences and definitions A REAL person who says each word and sentence Free home pages for teachers and parents to save lists Teacher training videos Free printable handwriting worksheets Free teaching resources with lists and lesson plans Twenty-five games to play online or to print such as :Alphabetical Order, Unscramble, Parts of Speech, HangMouse, Crossword Puzzle, WordSearch, and Vocabulary Test. A free forum and newsletters
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  • Over 42,000 spelling words with customizable sentences and definitions A REAL person who says each word and sentence Free home pages for teachers and parents to save lists Teacher training videos Free printable handwriting worksheets Free teaching resources with lists and lesson plans Twenty-five games to play online or to print such as : Alphabetical Order , Unscramble , Parts of Speech , HangMouse , Crossword Puzzle , WordSearch , and Vocabulary Test . A free forum and newsletters
  • Kimberly LaPrairie on 01 Oct 09
     
    SpellingCity.com has: - Over 42,000 spelling words and ten learning games! - A REAL person who says each word and sentence. - Free home pages for teachers and parents to save lists. - How To Videos to explain to teachers and parents how to use SpellingCity.com. - A free forum and newsletter with more vocabulary and spelling resources! - Ten spelling and vocabulary games to play online or to print. - Free printables for handwriting practice with your saved lists. - A Resources Section which highlights features and existing lists for Dolch words, compound words, sound-alikes (their, there, they're), contractions, possessives, and more. After taking the online spelling test, students can print out a report, retake the entire test, or get tested only on spelling words that they got wrong the first time. TeachMe spells and displays the word in ways that stimulate memory for visual and verbal learners. Printable Games include WordSearch, UnScramble, WhichWord?, Sentence UnScramble and MissingLetter. Printable Handwriting Worksheets for combined spelling and handwriting practice can be created from any saved list (this feature only works if the list is saved). Choices includes three sizes of lines, capitals or small letters, script or cursive, and with directional arrows on or off. How cool is that?
  • Linda Zwillick on 10 Dec 09
     
    All you have to do is type in the list of words and bam! at least 10 games are generated for the students! It also teaches and tests the students on the words. You can save the lists as a teacher and have students search for your lists or you can have students input their own lists without saving them.
  • Martin Burrett on 19 Jul 11
     
    A superb resource where teachers can sign in and input spelling lists for pupils to learn by playing games. Give pupils the link and they don't need to sign in to use it. Site only recognises US spelling when generating example sentences, but you can input your own easily. Free option should be enough for most users, but 'paid for' option is available. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
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