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Kansas Department of Education Handwriting Standards

Kansas Department of Education Handwriting Standards. Kris Shaw Language Arts and Literacy Consultant kshaw@ksde.org. Kansas State Board of Education Recommendation.

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Kansas Department of Education Handwriting Standards

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  1. Kansas Department of EducationHandwriting Standards Kris Shaw Language Arts and Literacy Consultant kshaw@ksde.org

  2. Kansas State Board of Education Recommendation The Kansas State Board of Education believes that cursive handwriting as a student skill still holds an important place in the instructional practice of every school’s curriculum and can be integrated in multiple content areas.  Research supports the role that handwriting instruction plays in the cognitive development of children, and this activity is even more important in an increasingly digital environment.  The Board strongly encourages educators to ensure that all students can write legibly in cursive or joined italics and comprehend text written in this manner.

  3. National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) The Handwriting Debate Policy Update • looks at handwriting in schools today; • examines the pros and cons of the debate, particularly in light of research; • reviews some key policy considerations around handwriting; • provides examples of state actions in this area; and • includes resources for more information. http://www.nasbe.org/latestnews/handwriting-debate/

  4. KSDE Cursive Handwriting Survey • Six questions on the teaching of cursive handwriting • Sent to all 286 school districts • Web-based format • Fairly short turnaround • 184 responses • Multiple types of response • Lessons and Interpretations

  5. Survey Questions • Is cursive handwriting taught in your district? 90%- yes, 10%- no • At what grade levels is cursive handwriting taught? 123 of 166 at 3rd grade • How much time is spent on cursive handwriting instruction at each grade level? 30-45 responses- 8.4 min. 5-15 responses- 34.9 min.

  6. Survey Questions • Do you use a commercial curriculum? If so, what do you use? Most used a local or no curriculum • Do you consider cursive handwriting to be important? 74.1- yes, 22.6- no, 3.3- other

  7. Survey Question What are your long terms for cursive handwriting instruction in your school/district? • 94.14% Indicated continuing support or no plans to change policy • Remember some don’t currently teach cursive • Many answers deferred to policy makers • 5.86% Indicated a planned or probable decrease in time spent on cursive

  8. How is helping? • Central Comprehensive Center (C3) at the University of Oklahoma • Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) • Dorothy Strickland, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

  9. Kansas Handwriting Standards Committee • Kansas teachers- elementary, middle, HS, reading specialists, CTE, literacy coaches • Kansas Universities • KSDE members- Standards and Assessment, Early Childhood, Special Education, and English Language Learner Consultants

  10. The Plan……so far…….. We are in the first stages of planning • KSDE Survey • Board of Education Recommendation • Contacted experts • Forming a standards committee • Research and collect example standards

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