Toronto Catholic trustees want cursive writing instruction back in all schools, and are now investigating how and when it should be introduced to students.
By: Kristin Rushowy Education Reporter
When kids put pen to paper, chances are they are printing.
But Toronto’s Catholic board, hand-wringing over the handwriting skills of its students, is now looking to make sure all of them learn cursive.
Parents have told her their children can’t sign their name, “or they have been handed a handwritten note and can’t read it,” said Trustee Ann Andrachuk. She proposed a recent motion — unanimously approved — asking board staff how to reintroduce cursive in all schools, and how early children should start learning it.... READ MORE...
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