While the most popular grade levels are 3rd and 4th grade, recent years have seen successful introduction into even kindergarten classes. Typically taught at the middle school and high school levels, Rogers’ study (2006) of Wisconsin schools showed that 85% of their schools introduce keyboarding at the elementary level. Appropriate placement of keyboarding instruction in the elementary curriculum and reinforcement throughout their school years can provide the necessary foundation for the rest of our students’ lives. Even during preschool years, children use computers and must be guided towards efficient keyboarding habits. A New Look Research-Based Keyboarding Instruction. Keyboarding Instruction White Paper Leigh E. = Type to Learn 4: Agents of Information A New Look Research-Based You will want to click on the link above for a properly-formatted copy. Unfortunately, this blog doesn’t provide the capability to provide true APA formatting. The format had to be altered some because it is on a webpage, but the content is the same. Here is the web-based version of the white paper. I want to share this document with you because I believe that it is an important overview of what has been found out about best practice in teaching keyboarding and addressing the needs of students in their pursuit towards becoming efficient and effective keyboarders.Admittedly, this document was sponsored by Sunburst Technologies but that doesn’t reduce the importance of the research synthesis provided here.Ī New Look Research-Based Keyboarding Instruction
Last summer I wrote a white paper for Sunburst Technologies, A New Look Research-Based Keyboarding Instruction, which was a review of the existing research in teaching keyboarding.
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