Ontario students in Grade 3 will learn cursive writing starting this September.
ONTARIO - Cursive writing will be making a comeback in Ontario schools.
The Ford Government has unveiled a new language curriculum, which will make cursive writing mandatory starting this September. Students will begin learning the skill in Grade 3.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says cursive writing is a critical life skill that helps students think more critically and express themselves more authentically.
The updated curriculum will also include a renewed focus on phonics.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission released a report last year, which stated Ontario's public education system was failing students, including those with reading disabilities, due to the lack of evidence-based approaches.
Ontario's NEW language curriculum embraces the time & tested strategies that have worked for generations:
— Stephen Lecce (@Sflecce) June 23, 2023
📚return to phonics
✍️reinstating cursive writing
📖critical thinking skills (not teaching what to think, but how to think)
Our plan will improve literacy & life skills! https://t.co/empWHlWjZl

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