07/29/2026
Catch our own Loren Schmitt, OTR/L from the Med Center at Bowling Green Physical Rehabilitation team on WBKO tonight🎥
Topic of discussion: the state implementing cursive hand writing in schools again📚✏️📝
As an OT, Loren is looking forward to cursive writing being taught in the school system again. Handwriting is considered an occupation for children because it’s one of the primary ways they participate in school. Cursive writing is a powerful tool for our friends with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADHD, or dysgraphia. Rather than starting and stopping constantly to print letters, cursive is one continuous movement. If a child struggles with handwriting, they may have difficulty completing assignments, taking notes, or showing what they know. Occupational therapists look at the underlying skills that make handwriting possible and help children develop those skills.
Thank you Loren, and all our pediatric rehab staff, who dedicate themselves to our patients and their success in and out of the classroom.