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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 3

Touch-Typing Foundations

Learners set up a healthy typing posture, learn which finger types each letter key (finger zones), practise reaching from the home row and returning, and measure accuracy by counting correct and incorrect letters. They finish by writing a realistic practice plan that puts accuracy before speed.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 60 minutes
  • Touch-typing check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, match pairs, type a number, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Set up a healthy typing posture: feet flat, back supported, relaxed shoulders, straight floating wrists, screen at eye level and an arm's length away.
  • Name the finger that types each letter key, using finger zones that start from the home row.
  • Reach from the home row and return, measure accuracy by counting correct letters, and plan practice that puts accuracy before speed.

Lessons

  1. A healthy setup 3 steps2 practiceabout 13 min
  2. Finger zones 3 steps2 practiceabout 15 min
  3. Reach and return 4 steps2 practiceabout 14 min
  4. Measure accuracy and plan practice 4 steps3 practiceabout 18 min
  5. Touch-typing check 8 questions at the end

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