OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law that will require cursive handwriting to be taught in Oklahoma elementary schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.
House Bill 3727, by Oklahoma Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City and authored in the Senate by Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, mandates that cursive be taught to students in grades three through five in all public and charter schools.
“This important skill will help them in many ways throughout their lives,” Lowe said. “Learning cursive handwriting is proven to improve students’ neural and motor function, as well as their grammar, handwriting, and spelling. It can also assist them with reading historical documents.”
As of 2024, America has 24 states that require cursive handwriting instruction.
“I feel that children should be able to uniquely sign their name, read historical documents and understand what their grandparents and relatives have written in the past,” Matthews said.
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