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shared by tirrella on 11 Aug 15 - Cached

's good for students to get familiar with the keyboard in the earlier grades. We encourage students to pretend there's a line down the middle of the keyboard and to keep the right hand to the right of the line and the left hand to the left.
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We also encourage them to type with more than one finger because they may tend to use just the index finger. For later instruction, it's good for students to develop the habit of using more than one finger early on."
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Theresa Tovey believes one reason to wait until 4th grade to teach keyboarding is that students need to develop handwriting skills as well.
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"If you combine keyboarding with letter-recognition and hand-eye coordination activities in grades K-3, then you provide a developmentally appropriate skill that helps reinforce classroom learning and develop fine motor skills,
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n 5th grade says keyboard practice is graded on accuracy, speed, and "the four:" sitting up; having feet in front, on the floor; looking up more than down; and using the home row keys. In this class, a speed of less than 15 words per minute on a timed test would earn a C, because that is the speed of normal handwriting. Typically, 25 to 30 words per minute or more earns an A, assuming that accuracy is high and "the four" have been performed.
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