TYPING.COM
We will be using Typing.com, an online typing tutor to teach your child about proper touch-typing techniques and improve their keyboarding skills. Learning to touch type helps students be more productive and better prepares them for success in school and beyond.
On Typing.com, your child can practice and master the keyboard one lesson at a time. It allows them to pick up where they left off in the course and displays a keyboard and hand diagram as they type to reinforce proper finger placement.
I have set your child up with his/her own individual account. Students can access Typing.com from any computer (with an internet connection and any web browser). From the teacher account, I can monitor and review your child's progress and track important statistics like typing speed, accuracy, and time spent typing. I stress with students that accuracy is more important than WPM. Speed, will come with practice and maturity. Ideally students to show growth with focused practice 2-3 times a week with 6-8 minutes at a time. This usually is around 2-4 lessons per log in. The most important thing to take into account is the FOCUS they will have for the 6-8 min. Proper posture, proper finger placement, and proper use of finger use is key to success. NO typing program paid or free will teach students to focus, it is up to them to commit between 6-8 min of focused typing.
On Typing.com, your child can practice and master the keyboard one lesson at a time. It allows them to pick up where they left off in the course and displays a keyboard and hand diagram as they type to reinforce proper finger placement.
I have set your child up with his/her own individual account. Students can access Typing.com from any computer (with an internet connection and any web browser). From the teacher account, I can monitor and review your child's progress and track important statistics like typing speed, accuracy, and time spent typing. I stress with students that accuracy is more important than WPM. Speed, will come with practice and maturity. Ideally students to show growth with focused practice 2-3 times a week with 6-8 minutes at a time. This usually is around 2-4 lessons per log in. The most important thing to take into account is the FOCUS they will have for the 6-8 min. Proper posture, proper finger placement, and proper use of finger use is key to success. NO typing program paid or free will teach students to focus, it is up to them to commit between 6-8 min of focused typing.
