Keyboarding in Elementary Education

The Technology Scope and Sequence identifies keyboarding instruction for students in the Solana Beach School District.The responsibility of this technology instruction is shared between the Classroom Teacher, Curriculum Resource Teacher and Technology Lab Instructor.

 

Keyboarding Skills by Grade Level

Kindergarten

    _____  Demonstrate correct right- and left-hand keyboard                   positions.

    _____ Locate 5 or more letters on the keyboard

    _____ Locate 5 or more numbers on the keyboard

    _____ Demonstrate correct function key (spacebar, return,
                 delete, shift)

    _____ Demostrate typing proficiency with the home keys

    _____ Create uppercase letters using the Shift Key

Grade 1

    _____  Demonstrate correct right- and left-hand keyboard                   positions.

    _____ Type First Name

    _____ Locate the numbers on the keyboard

    _____ Demonstrate the difference between Shift and
                 CapLock keys

    _____ Demostrate typing proficiency with the home keys

    _____ Create uppercase letters using the Shift Key


Grade 2

    _____  Demonstrate correct right- and left-hand keyboard                   positions.

    _____ Type complete sentences

    _____ Demonstrate correct home key positions

    _____ Use word wrap

    _____ Demostrate progress of plus 5 WPM

    _____ Create uppercase letters using the Shift Key

Grade 3

    _____  Use correct right- and left-hand keyboard positions.

    _____ Type paragraphs

    _____ Demonstrate correct home key positions

    _____ Use word wrap

    _____ Keyboard 15 WPM using a typing test

    _____ Locate and use the period, comma, apostrophe and
                 quote keys

    _____ Demonstrate profiency with Home and Qwerty rows (blind)

Grade 4

    _____  Use correct right- and left-hand keyboard positions.

    _____ Type reports of two pages or more

    _____ Use correct home key positions

    _____ Use correct keyboarding body position

    _____ Keyboard 20 WPM using a typing test

    _____ Locate and use all punctuation keys

Grade 5

    _____  Use correct right- and left-hand keyboard positions.

    _____ Type reports for class projects

    _____ Use correct home key positions

    _____ Use correct keyboarding body position

    _____ Keyboard 25 WPM using a typing test

    _____ Locate and use all punctuation keys

Grade 6

    _____  Use correct right- and left-hand keyboard positions.

    _____ Type reports for class projects

    _____ Use correct home key positions

    _____ Use correct keyboarding body position

    _____ Keyboard 30 WPM using a typing test

    _____ Locate and use all punctuation keys