PLAN ON A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT
GOING INTO THE WORKWEEK.
NICE WEEKEND, NO.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS A HOT TOPIC THESE DAYS.
SHOULD HANDWRITING STILL BE
TAUGHT?
THAT REMAINS
DEBATABLE HAS
LEGISLATORS IN SEVERAL STATES
TRY TO DEBATE MAKING IT PART OF
THE SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS.
JOINING US IS THE HANDWRITING
EXPERT.
TELL US ABOUT THE DISCUSSIONS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AS IT STANDS, COMMON CORE IS
VERY BIG IN SCHOOLS.
THE COMMON CORE DOES NOT
INCORPORATE TEACHING CURSIVE
HANDWRITING.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A STRONG
PRESENCE IN TEACHING HANDWRITING
IN PRINT, EITHER.
WE EXPECT CHILDREN TO ANOTHER
LETTERS OF ABLE TO WRITE THEIR
LETTERS.
HOWEVER, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IS ONE OF A FEW, ELEVEN
STATES,
THAT HAS CHOSEN TO INCORPORATE
CURSIVE HANDWRITING INTO COMMON
CORE.
THERE ARE STATISTICS THAT
GIVE CURSIVE A BOOST.
THE STUDENT TO WROTE THEIR
ESSAY AND CURSIVE WRITING SCORED
HIGHER COMPARED TO OTHER
STUDENTS.
SO, THAT IS PRETTY TELLING.
THE NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH IS
VERY STRONG IN SHOWING AND
DEMONSTRATING THE CONNECTIONS
THAT ARE MADE BETWEEN ALARMING
AND THE ACTIVITY OCCURS OF
HANDWRITING.
YOUR CURSIVE DOES NOT
NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE GOOD, YOU
JUST HAVE TO DO IT, RIGHT?
MINUS TERRIBLE.
I SAW MAE'S AND HERS IS VERY
PRETTY.
EVEN JUST LEARNING YOUR
HANDWRITING SIGNATURE.
ONE OF THE TIPS IS THE
SIGNATURE.
IT IS SO UNIQUE TO US.
WE DO NOT WANT TO FORGE THAT.
IT HAPPENS.
WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE JUST AN
X ON THE BOX.
YOU HAVE "WRITE FOR FU
N."
YOU HAVE MANY TOOLS HERE AND IT
LOOKS LIKE FUN.
LEARNING SHOULD BE FUN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MANIPULATIVES.
WHEN CHILDREN ARE LEARNING, THEY
NEED SENSORY OPPORTUNITIES.
SO, HANDWRITING IN
A CURRICULUM
ONLY TAKES 15 MINUTES OUT OF A
TEACHER'S DAY TO TEACH.
IT ALIGNS WITH COMMON CORE.
GIVE US THE ACTIVITY HERE.
YOU BROUGHT SO MANY COOL TOOLS.
SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO USE THEM.
WE CAN BUILD ON A MAN.
THIS KEEPS LETTER FORMATION.
WE CAN BUILD ON TOP OF A MODEL,
WITHOUT A MODEL.
WE ALSO HAVE A SIGNATURE
TECHNIQUE, WERE YOU TAKE THE
CHOCK AND YOU GIVE THE FORM TO
THE CHILD.
DID YOU GO THROUGH WITH YOUR
CUBE AND YOU TRACE.
I AM NOT LEFT-HANDED, BY THE
WAY.
UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS,
RIGHT?
THEN YOU DO IT WITH THE DRY.
IT LEAVES THE OUTLINES, SO YOU
TAKE YOUR CHOCK AND DO THE DRY.
I FEEL AT THE MACARONI GRILL,
PEOPLE.
WE DO THOSE ACTIVITIES.
REALLY KEEPING A FUN. PLAY-DOH,T
TWIZZLERS --
USING THEIR FAVORITE GOOD.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS.
SHAVING CREAM AND PUTTING.
HOW WOULD YOU USE THAT?
YOU TAKE THE SHAVING CREAM -
IF I WANTED TO TAKE IT ENDS.
, WE DON'T KNOW --IF I
WANTED TO TAKE IT AND SPRAY IT
--
WE DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS, BUT I
HAVE A MULTIMEDIA PATH THAT I
CAN TRACE WITH THIS FORMATION.
YOU CAN USE THIS IN YOUR
EVERYDAY TASKS?
YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN.
NOW I HAVE MADE A MESS.
CLEANING.
WE CAN USE ANY HOUSEHOLD ITEM
THAT YOU WANT TO.
JUST PRACTICE IT AND HAVE IT BE
FUN.
AND CONSISTENT.
YOU REALLY NEED A CONSISTENT SO
THAT HAVE THE SKILL AND THEY CAN
USE IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE IS
LOOKING AT THE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS
LIKE LETTERS FROM HER PARENTS
AND SEEING THEM IN CURSIVE.
THERE IS THAT CONNECTION AS
WELL.
IT IS MORE SENTIMENTAL TO KEEP
YOU WRITING ALIVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.