![]() ![]() They’ll bless you for it.’Ī child who can’t touch type will produce work at less than half the speed of a child who can knowing that, why wouldn’t you want to give your child that advantage? More and more senior schools are looking for pupils with keyboarding skills already established. John Sutherland, professor of English literature at University College, says, ‘You want to put wings on the heels of your children? Teach them to touch-type. ![]() Children who can type have an advantage over their peers If you keep switching between looking at the keyboard and the screen, you’re wasting half your time because your brain is trying to focus on two different things at once. – It’s a different, effective way to spell words are finger movements and patterns on the keyboard not strings of letters – Your mind is free to concentrate on content and quality of writing – Keep your eyes on the screen, no dividing of the attention between the screen and the keyboard There are so many advantages to this part of the brain being in control, for example… This part of the brain automates processes, operations and skills, so that once learned, the process part is unconscious. It really is “let your fingers do the talking”. What’s in control is the “cerebellum” also known as your kinaesthetic (or physical) skill centre, or you may have heard the term “muscle memory” (it’s not actually in your muscles!). When you can type without looking down at the keyboard, your unconscious is in control of what’s happening (it’s like changing gear in a car – you think it and your body does the rest). When you type by touch, a different part of your brain is in control Let’s look at the reasons why every child should learn the art of “keyboarding”. In fact, it could be one of the most valuable skills your primary school child will ever learn. But as computers have become an essential in most areas of life – school, work, home – the most inefficient part is usually the human / computer interface – the keyboard. Touch-typing is one of those skills that has been over looked or gone out of fashion. I got in touch with Sue from Englishtype to discover the benefits Why teach your child to touchtype? None of my older 3 children ever learnt to properly touch type but I recently read that 7 or 8 is a good time to learn so I want to test that out with my fourth child this Summer. It is very possible that handwritten exams will be phased out in the next few years. ![]()
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