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Grades 1 - 8 use Type To Learn each week for a portion of their computer class time - to build and improve their typing skills since this is the foundation of all their other computer user skills development. We post our Class Typing Scores at the Computer Lab each week, usually on friday afternoons after the last class of the day. Stop by and view your child's progress! First Trimester Goal : All students in grades 3 - 8 should be finished with Lesson 7 Second Trimester Goal : All students in grades 3 - 8 should be finished with Lesson 14 Final Trimester Goal : All students in grades 3 - 8 should be finished with Lesson 21 If your child finishes all 21 lessons of their grade level Typing lessons ahead of time, we promote them in the Typing program to the next grade level of difficulty. Typing is a very popular program at St. Justin because the children can view their progress every day - note that the younger grades often set their sites on scoring higher than the older grades! Practicing at home Even if you do not have the Type to Learn software at home (see links below) you can still aid your child's skill development by having them practice typing a full page every day from a favorite book. Anyone who types consistently for 15 minutes per day every day, will improve dramatically over those who never type outside of the scheduled class time. Something to think about..... Some children suggest that because they are typing on AIM or other instant messaging programs this helps them..... Not So! Using the "Instant Messenger" variety of "2-finger typing" and the slang language typically used in text messaging, without spelling accurately or using proper grammar does not really aid their typing skills development. It fosters habits that are hard to break later when they must be able to quickly type a term-paper or multi-paged report. Downloadable Internet
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