CBS Sacramento – Christina Anderson
“Technology is taking over, and many school districts are dropping cursive writing instruction from their curriculum. But for children who have trouble even printing, occupational therapists are going old school and making a case for cursive. Sixth-grader Christopher Chance’s handwriting is not necessarily a labor of love. He’s worked hard to be able to write this well. Just a few years ago, he freely admits, his writing was a mess. “If you look at an earthquake sensor, how it goes “deeeee!” like that,” he said. He started seeing occupational therapist Candice Hawkins when he was 7 years old. “From the fine motor, just holding a pencil was kind of hard for him,” she said. “From a visual aspect—was keeping spaces between the words, keeping his letters smaller so they could stay on the line.” They did a number of exercises together, but Hawkins says the one that helped Chance the most was teaching him cursive.”(more)