[/caption]Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade focus on improving their keyboarding speed and accuracy. These are a few of the many benefits to learning the correct technique:
- Improve written communication skills
- Communicate in a digital world
- Increase muscle memory
- Prevent injury
Lessons are for learning and practicing. Lessons are broken into 12 categories which teach you the best way to type each letter and letter combinations.
When you complete a lesson you earn a green check. You must go through all steps of a lesson to earn a green check mark on the lesson menu.
Every lesson you complete has a matching skill check. Use the blue check Skills check icon to check your speed and accuracy if you complete the check successfully you earn a green check mark. Once you complete a skills check you can move onto the next lesson.
Lesson completion timeline:
- Lesson 1 - Sept. 21
- Lesson 2 - Oct. 12
- Lesson 3 - Nov. 2
- Lesson 4 - Nov. 30
- Lesson 5 - Dec. 20
- Lesson 6 - Jan. 25
- Lesson 7 - Feb. 28
- Lesson 8 - Mar. 15
- Lesson 9 - April 19
- Lessons N1-N3 – May 31
Grade level expectations:
- 3rd grade: 15 words per minute with 94% accuracy
- 4th grade: 20 words per minute with 96% accuracy
- 5th grade: 25 words per minute with 98% accuracy
Students can also practice at home using Typing Pal
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