Handwriting - fine motor skill - has been shown to predict student success in reading and even more so in math, yet it is given little attention elementary education. Multi-sensory learning is all the rage, yet the tactile/motor/kinesthetic aspect of language - writing with pencil and paper - is being replaced with drawing in pudding and sand, and forming letters with sticky strings, wasting classroom time and scarce funding.
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