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Reading and Typing eBook and Online Courses
Did you know that the average person types about 40 words per minute (wpm)? However, the average child types between 3-10 words per minute. But not being able to type is the modern day equivalent of not being able to write with a pen or pencil. By typing 3-10 words per minute, it could take one hour for a child to type just one paragraph, but that same paragraph could be typed in about 5 minutes if the child knew how to type quickly and correctly. Most typing courses begin with the home row keys: asdfjkl;. They are repetitive, boring, and meaningless. As a reading teacher, I knew that there…