Learn to touch-type quickly, accurately and healthily

Watch this video to get started with the basics of touch typing:

Touch-typing is an excellent skill for all students to develop and particularly, for those students who have difficulty with writing. Touch typing improves typing speed and accuracy.

A touch typist never looks at the keyboard and can learn to type quickly and accurately in a way that is healthy and safe for their posture and joints.

For projects, homework and assignments, having your work typed means it's legible, neat and organised. Also, if you have typed your work you can:

use spelling and grammar checkers
use electronic dictionaries and thesaurus tools
have it read back to you to check for mistakes by "proof listening" to it (please visit our Making Reading Easier section of the course to learn how to have your typed work read to you)

While it can be tedious to learn it is well worth the effort.

Short, frequent practice sessions prove the most beneficial – “little & often”.

A good practice when learning to touch-type is to cover the student's hands to ensure that they stay looking at the screen and simply teach their fingers where the keys are without looking at the keyboard. Some kitchen roll can suffice for this.


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