How writing by hand makes kids smarter is an interesting article about why it is important children learn to write. The article starts with:
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With the ubiquity of keyboards large and small, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That's a big problem, says Gwendolyn Bounds in The Wall Street Journal. Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development and cognition — helping kids hone fine motor skills and learn to express and generate ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most grade schools has shrunk to just one hour a week.
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Here are some reasons:
Writing by hand can get ideas out faster
Writing increases neural activity
Good handwriting makes you seem smarter
Read the article for more details.
(Hat tip: Valerie Moon posted a link on Facebook)
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