2007-01-17 06:27:58 · 18 answers · asked by lilmama 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
....children may learn cursive from the very start of schooling. when i taught Kindergarten at a Christian school using the ABEKA program , i taught cursive to 5 year olds. " this is how you read it , this is how you write it" . the children learned the different symbols we use for both print and cursive at the same time. they excelled with this.
at first i wasn't feeling positive about this curricullum , but after teaching it this way..it made a lot of sense to me and proved easier and succesful.
2007-01-17 10:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by jordan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually by third grade your child should start to write cursive. However, many states do not require that it is taught. I teach fourth grade and many of my students can not write in cursive. My goal is that they can all sign their name in cursive. It's sad that it is not taught like it used to be but I can understand with everything else that is going on in the schools why it is missed. My advice to parents is to ask the teachers to send home practice worksheets that the students can use especially if they have bad handwriting. I do this with manuscript as well for my students with poor handwriting. Also, downloading practice sheets can be found on line and used at home by the students. Good Luck!
2007-01-17 08:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by livinschool 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Children usually start in the second grade. In kindergarten they learn to write the letters. In first grade they learn to write stories and to use their handwriting for activities other then just writing them over and over. In second grade they're ready for a new challenge - cursive!
2007-01-17 10:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by 3120johnsons@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-24 00:39:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends on the state. You can usually find their curriculum guides online on their Dept of Ed websites.
On a side note, as a high school English Language Development teacher, I probably should be teaching cursive, (especially to students who don't use the same alphabet in their home language) but I seem to be busy teaching the other parts of English .
2007-01-17 06:40:33 · answer #5 · answered by omouse 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember being taught how to write in cursive in second grade. I wouldn't imagine that they would start teaching it any sooner than that. A child's fine motor skills is just getting developed by then.
2007-01-17 10:05:38 · answer #6 · answered by whosaysdiscoisdead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is in second grade and is just starting to get introduced to cursive writing.
P.S. We live in the US
2007-01-17 06:32:38 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Third grade is when they start using cursive.
2007-01-17 09:15:22 · answer #8 · answered by 14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i started to learn cursive in 3rd grade, but i'm sure it's slightly different at different schools.
2007-01-17 14:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes in the end of second grade, but most of the time in third grade.
2007-01-17 06:36:05 · answer #10 · answered by crodriguez1010 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋