Huh, very interesting! Thanks!! We didn’t learn it till later I think and even then it was very briefDue to the connections you make while using cursive, it helps to make impressions on the brain. In my experience young children who learn cursive first make an easier transition to print than the other way around. Its also much easier to think of how sounds make words because of the flowing nature of cursive so reading just becomes part of the process. There are a lot of benefits to cursive and learning it early rather than waiting until upper elementary.
There are lots of great articles out there regarding cursive vs print.