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Copyright Subject Guide | UNI Rod Library - 1 views

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Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude - 1 views

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Rachel I. on 18 Sep 11

Great resources for both English teachers and ESL teachers! Ignore the sound effects, though...

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Cursive handwriting no longer stressed at Eastern Iowa schools | TheGazette - 2 views

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“It doesn’t seem like there’s the emphasis on cursive handwriting today that there was when I was in school,” said Lisa Donohoe, Shelby’s mom.
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“We do have a curriculum for cursive handwriting as part of our SLEs (Student Learning Expectations),” said Mary Ellen Maske, executive administrator for elementary education for the Cedar Rapids school district.The district uses the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting curriculum, which introduces cursive handwriting in third grade, and practice in fourth and fifth grades.The goal is 10 to 15 minutes of cursive handwriting instruction each day
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Iowa is among 42 states and the District of Columbia, to have adopted the Common Core State Standards for English, which omits cursive handwriting from the required curriculum.
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A 2009 study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, D.C., cites cursive as important for cognitive development because it “requires fluid movement, eye-hand coordination and fine motor skill development.
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- Robin Galloway on 28 Apr 11
  
  Aren't there better ways to develop eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills? Note taking? Seriously?
  
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“We tell our students ‘We’re teaching you this style, but as you get older, you’ll develop your own style,’” said Thea Thies, a fourth-grade teacher at East Elementary School in Waukon. “That’s the fun part.”
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Thies said she cites historical documents and handwriting analysis as examples of cursive handwriting in effort to increase her students’ enthusiasm of the subject.
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- Robin Galloway on 28 Apr 11
  
  Yep, that should inspire them!
  
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Robin Galloway on 28 Apr 11

Why should cursive be taught at all in this century?

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