Bill Text: NJ S4333 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-12 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee [S4333 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S4333-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning instruction on cursive handwriting in the public school curriculum and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A school district shall incorporate instruction on cursive handwriting into the curriculum for students in elementary schools. The curriculum shall include activities and instructional materials that help students become proficient in reading cursive and writing in cursive legibly by the end of the third grade.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a school district to incorporate instruction on cursive handwriting into the curriculum for students in elementary schools. The curriculum will include activities and instructional materials that help students become proficient in reading cursive and writing in cursive legibly by the end of the third grade.
Some research suggests that learning to read and write in cursive benefits the development of cognitive, motor, and literacy skills. In addition, instruction in cursive handwriting has been associated with improved academic outcomes for students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.
