tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169261044123718320.post3283864922684319030..comments2023-10-19T02:19:42.781-07:00Comments on Campaign for Cursive: Can't write - Can't ReadSheila Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444737798319597136noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169261044123718320.post-50837625127818146082012-07-18T05:36:45.370-07:002012-07-18T05:36:45.370-07:00I meant "write" (not "rite") t...I meant "write" (not "rite") the same way. Typing was not my "A" subject.KateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169261044123718320.post-50098331757769416302012-07-18T05:35:54.372-07:002012-07-18T05:35:54.372-07:00What kind of "positivity" or "encou...What kind of "positivity" or "encouragement" do you feel in need of? Isn't it encouraging to you to know how quickly one can learn to read your beloved cursive, whether or not one is taught to (or wants to) rite the same way? Well, if the facts don't make you feel happy, the fault is not with the facts.KateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169261044123718320.post-43961761126315970282012-07-17T20:30:04.458-07:002012-07-17T20:30:04.458-07:00Kate, do you EVER have anything positive or encour...Kate, do you EVER have anything positive or encouraging to say?Sheila Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444737798319597136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169261044123718320.post-10207859763755594532012-07-17T17:38:02.766-07:002012-07-17T17:38:02.766-07:00I routinely teach five- and six-year-olds to read ...I routinely teach five- and six-year-olds to read cursive, long before anyone is asking them to write it. It's true that, if you aren't taught to read cursive or to write it, you won't magically acquire either skill — it's also true that you can be taught to read cursive in about half an hour, if you are actually TAUGHT to do this ... and this doesn't have to wait until you learn how to write cursive (if you ever do).KateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.com