Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Handwriting With the increased rigor in our Kindergarten standards, there just doesn't seem to be time to explicitly teach our students how to correctly form letters and numbers. As students progress through the grade levels, I often hear complaints that their handwriting is atrocious. Is the explicit teaching of handwriting important, even if it isn't a standard? If so, when do you teach it, and with what resources? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Handwriting is incredibly important. As a middle school teacher, I am seriously shocked when I cannot read a student's papers. I know cursive writing isn't in the standards anymore, but printing MUST be taught. These children cannot properly form their letter, and they do not use capital letters. They lack even the most basic handwriting skills. This is something they will need for their entire life, so it is paramount that we teach it. I understand kindergarten has a lot of standards, but they higher the grade, the more standards we teach. There will never be more time to teach and learn this vital skill than kindergarten.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Love this idea! Rated On: October 18, 2015 11:22 pm Rated By: Jessica Sorensen                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: . Rated On: March 7, 2016 12:34 am Rated By: yNeruj