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Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try

  • Written by Shawn Datchuk, Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Iowa
Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a tryPennsylvania is considering legislation that mandates cursive instruction in public schools.Angela Guthrie/iStock via Getty Images

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.”

Then he handed it to me to read.

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