On Saturday, March 5, teachers in Federal Way will gather to learn a novel approach to teaching a skill that has sparked a statewide debate.

State Sen. Pam Roach (R-Sumner) sponsored a bill to mandate cursive as part of the Washington state curriculum. Some teachers support her argument about the importance of cursive for everyday use in the classroom, as well as its importance for brain development, signatures and test-taking. Interestingly, Roach has noted, high schoolers who wrote in cursive on the SAT essay have scored slightly higher than those who printed.

Handwriting Without Tears Itinerary:

March 5 at 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.: The K–fifth grade workshop continues participant interaction and includes novel ways to teach and write cursive.

The event will be held at the Courtyard Seattle Federal Way at 31910 Gateway Center Blvd. S., Federal Way.