How fast is fast enough? The big question about evaluating keyboarding is “What is the optimal speed?” “How many WPM should we expect of a third grader?” I say that since keyboarding should be seen as an alternative to handwriting, then we should give them a target of 1 word faster then they can handwrite. [...]
All schools are introducing the proper techniques of keyboarding in the early elementary grades and are encouraging students to work on developing and using proper technique at every opportunity – in the classroom, computer lab, and most importantly, at home – that’s probably where they spend the most time on the computer, so parent involvement [...]
Rates of Development of Keyboarding Skills in Elementary School Aged Children With and Without Identified Learning Disabilities. Pisha, Bart (1993). This analysis revealed relationships between three predictors, age of student, time spent on drill and practice, and use of a computer to complete homework assignments and the principal outcome variable: my obtained estimate of rate [...]
