Steve Graham, an education professor at Arizona State University and one of the top U.S. experts
on handwriting instruction, said he has heard every argument for and against cursive.
The three classes started to devise learning programs using Classmate PCs, while also focusing
on skills like
handwriting and spelling, which teachers and parents had identified as needing regular
instruction and practice.
In some classrooms, writing
instruction focuses almost exclusively
on text transcription skills, such as
handwriting and spelling, with few opportunities to compose meaningful, authentic text (e.g., Palinscar & Klenk, 1992).