[davetufts]

When was the last time you crawled? Probably much longer ago than that cursive paper, yet crawling, like cursive handwriting, is an important age-appropriate skill to learn. Sure, you could skip cursive and teach kindergarteners to type, but the motor skills kids learn THROUGH cursive is so much more important. Similarly, children that walk without ever learning the motor skills of crawling often have difficulties learning other things later in life.