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It makes no sense, you cannot be adept at science unless you are highly literate, learning cursive helps improve literacy; verbal, reading, and writing) proficiency. That is scientific fact. How can one be so proSTEM and anti-science at the same time??[/quote]

Could you post some links to some of this research that learning cursive, specifically, helps improve literacy and verbal proficiency? Not handwriting in general - specifically cursive. For children without particular special needs.[/quote]

Yes, please because all I have is anecdata that shows the opposite: two highly literate kids who can't write English cursive.[/quote]

Sure here you both go.

The first is a chapter from a textbook on writing developmental theory.  I was above to find a link to pdf version of the chapter which is listed directly below it:

http://sk.sagepub.com/reference/hdbk_writingdev/n20.xml

https://schools.utah.gov/file/8e185248-724f-4c01-a9a3-15d7442a10e8

Here is a NYT article covering similar material:

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html
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Those are are about [i]handwriting[/i], not specifically about cursive. Handwriting includes printing. [/quote]

Also, the Times article specifically mentions that the research supports that cursive may offer different benefits. In particular this quote:

"In alexia, or impaired reading ability, some individuals who are unable to process print can still read cursive, and vice versa — [b]suggesting that the two writing modes activate separate brain networks and engage more cognitive resources than would be the case with a single approach."[/b]

So, perhaps you should be a less dismissive of PP's suggestion, particularly as you have added no scholarly publication or contrary evidence.

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In other words, in some cases with people with special needs, print might be useful where cursive isn't, or cursive might be useful where print isn't. I don't think of that as a good reason why all children must learn cursive in school.[/quote]

See bold.  I don't believe that this establishes the disputed premise- that cursive increases literacy or language proficiency more broadly. However, it definitely establishes a basis for future research and evidentiary support for the conclusion. Given that, at least in this thread, there is no evidence suggesting that making this educational policy change will not have a detrimental effect, it seems a bit saucy to demand evidence, not examine the evidence presented, and claim that it is relevant anyway.  [/quote]

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