Keyboarding is an important skill for students to develop correctly. Students in Grade 3-5 will be working on keyboarding through a web based program called Typing (formerly known as Typing Web). The Digital Learning Specialists and classroom teachers will work together to introduce and support your child’s practice of keyboarding skills. The development of keyboarding skills is both a life skill and a state standard in grades 4 and 5.
It is the belief of the Andover Public Schools that keyboarding should be practiced at least 10 minutes, 4 times per week. In the beginning of the year, this may be done in school as the year progresses keyboarding will become part of weekly homework.
Grade Level Recommendations
- Grade 3 at least 15 words per minute; 85% accuracy
- Grade 4 at least 20 words per minute; 90% accuracy
- Grade 5 at least 25 words per minutes; 90% accuracy
is a web based program that is also available for use offline. The best feature of Sense Language’styping program is the option of creating your own typing activities or using the standardized lessons.Sense Language’s typing program has useful timing options and audio feedback features to help students develop their typing skills.
hosts a small collection of five typing games that students can use to develop their typing skills. Power Typing also offers typing lessons for Qwerty and Dvorak keyboards. The two games that I found easiest to access are Alphabetic Rain and See Don’t.
is a free online typing skill development program. Good Typing provides 27 graduated lessons designed to help students learn to use their entire keyboards correctly. Unlike some free online typing programs, Good Typing offers support twenty different keyboard styles including US style, Japanese style, and several European languages.