the Importance of Handwriting

Shannon and Mary discuss the importance of prioritizing handwriting instruction simultaneously with reading and writing instruction in the early grades. Learn why handwriting is essential for overall literacy development and how to include it in your daily instruction. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODEThe Importance of Teaching Handwriting by Louise Spear SwerlingWriting by hand may increase brain connectivity more than typing, readings of student brains suggest by Aria BendixThe unexpected connection between handwriting and learning to read by Sheldon H HorowitzHOW HANDWRITING AND LITERACY SKILLS GO HAND-IN-HANDThe Importance of Teaching Handwriting7 Reasons Why Handwriting Is Important for KidsThe Importance of teaching handwriting for cognitive development - PLD (Australia)How to Teach Handwriting—and Why It MattersWhy Don’t the Common-Core Standards Include Cursive Writing?6 Multisensory ways to teach handwritingWhat Every Teacher Should Know about Handwriting (LWT)Learning Without Tears GuidesReading UniverseThe Importance of Handwriting Experience on the Development of the Literate Brain by Karin H. JamesGet a free Green Chef box using our link.Support the showGet Literacy Support through our PatreonBonus Episodes access through your podcast appBonus episodes access through PatreonBuy us a coffeeGet a FREE Green Chef box using our link