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The CursiveLogic Story:
How one young man’s simple request inspired a new way to teach cursive handwriting
Presented to the Common Education House Committee, October 11, 2016
Linda Shrewsbury, President
CursiveLogic
The CursiveLogic Story: How one young mans simple request inspired - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The CursiveLogic Story: How one young mans simple request inspired - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The CursiveLogic Story: How one young mans simple request inspired a new way to teach cursive handwriting Linda Shrewsbury, President CursiveLogic Presented to the Common Education House Committee, October 11, 2016 The Story 2011: Tutoring
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2011: Tutoring Josh at the Ministry Center
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2014: Celebrating CursiveLogic with Josh
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January 2015: Josh at the Kickstarter video shoot
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The Relevance
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Handwriting and the Brain
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Mueller, Pam A. and Daniel M. Oppenheimer. The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking, Psychological Science, June 2014 Vol. 25 No. 6 1159-1168.
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Handwriting and Achievement
Lower-level skills: Handwriting, Spelling, Grammar Higher-level skills: Topic Selection, Planning, Producing, Organizing
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Why Teach Cursive?
Academic Performance Personal Confidence Cultural Importance
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The Method
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CursiveLogic: First Strokes & Letter Strings
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Oval Letter First Strokes Oval Letter String
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Results
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Arlene’s Story –15 year old with Dysgraphia …handwriting “transformed!”
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Before 1 month later
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Josh Update—April, 2016
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Journaling the Gospel of John
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