Rep Melotik on Requiring Cursive Writing

the Department of Public Instruction supports the teaching of cursives writing recommending it should be taught to our in our schools most schools in Wisconsin still teach young students how to write in cursive but some have stopped teaching it this bill would require cursive writing to be taught in elementary schools children benefit from learning how to write in cursive Recent research on cursive writing shows that it stimulates mental growth improves fine motor skills and benefits students with learning disabilities in particular dyslexia currently in America almost half the states have laws that require cursive writing to be taught to Young students and that number is growing notably just a few months ago States as different as New Hampshire and California have enacted legis legislation to require cursive writing to begin in Elementary School Mr Speaker this should not be a partisan issue we all have the same goal for kids in Wisconsin and that is to get a great education um Mr Mr Speaker one other thing occurred to me this morning that last week I wrote in cursive I wrote checks out to pay bills also just a week ago today I read a handwritten message in cursive on a Valentine's Day card and I'm happy I could read it thanks to my teachers who taught me how to do that the vote is green thank you