Success With Keyboarding™
uses any word processing program and any computer, Alpha-Smart,
typewriter, or even a non-working keyboard. Remember, this is a curriculum,
not a software package!
- Keyboard
- taught from A to Z and always returning to the "home row"
- Memorization
Techniques:
• The keys of the "home row" are covered with moleskin
and stickers are placed on the top and bottom rows
• Repeat the correct sequence, out loud, three times
• Spaced repetition - morning, afternoon,
and evening
• No "delete" key - it interferes with memory!
• Kinesthetic feedback for short- and long-term memory and structure
- Multi-sensory
Instruction:
• Sight - watching the monitor
• Sound - Repeating the sequence of key strikes out loud
• Touch - Feeling the moleskin covers on the "home row"
keys
- Study
Skills Employed:
• Blocks of information presented
in "bite-size" pieces
• Repetition
• Mnemonics
• Anticipation of what is to come
- Time
on Task:
• Quick introduction to new lessons
• Active learning through hands-on, repetitive exercises
• Fast pace holds interest and facilitates natural learning
- Teacher
Directed Lessons:
• Homework lessons are assigned and collected regularly
• Continual review of lessons and assignments
• As letter sequences are mastered, new letters and sequences
are introduced
• 20-30 minute lessons easily hold attention
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