As technology becomes more important in our daily lives, it’s crucial to understand how both handwriting and keyboarding skills impact students’ writing abilities. Learn more about past and current research on these skills. Based on the current research, there are practical tips for teachers, occupational therapists, and parents to help young writers thrive. Past Research […]
Do you want to help your child improve their keyboarding and handwriting skills? If so, this freebie is for you! This printable pack includes practice sheets for both keyboarding and handwriting. It’s perfect for teachers and parents who want to help their children get ahead in school. Download it now and start practicing! The learning […]
Are you aware of the benefits of handwriting vs typing for students? Would you think that handwriting your notes vs typing may help memory, writing, or comprehension? It may even help you get better grades on a quiz! More and more students are using technology at a younger age. Many think handwriting may become obsolete […]
As our schools become more and more technology based with 1:1 devices, keyboarding has become an even more important skill for ALL students to master and this skill is sometimes addressed in occupational therapy. When students struggle with handwriting such as decreased legibility or slow writing speed, Occupational Therapists may recommend using computers and keyboarding. […]
Recent research in Reading and Writing answered the question of handwriting versus typing and writing performance. To begin with, they examined the contribution of handwriting fluency to writing performance. The second part of the research explored the relationship between handwriting and keyboarding and compared their contributions to writing. Results of the Study on Handwriting Versus […]
Keyboarding is a complex task that requires students to internalize motor sequences in order to become proficient. Students need to use visual and kinesthetic feedback to locate and utilize the correct keys to produce written work. Starting with cogntion and vision, motor memory and self-correction, students slowly become efficient at keyboarding. Keyboarding and motor learning involve […]
Keyboarding Versus Handwriting Speed and Learning Disabilities Computers & Education published research investigating keyboarding versus handwriting speed and learning disabilities. Many individuals handwrite faster than they can keyboard. In order to close this gap, the researchers offered a touch-typing program which was completed by 17 neurotypical higher education students and 25 students with specific learning disabilities (i.e […]
Keyboarding Words Per Minute Goal Tracker Most students in grades 3 and up are working on keyboarding with a focus on words per minute. This keyboarding words per minute goal tracker is super easy to collect data on how a student is progressing. Even better, have the students monitor their own progress recording how they […]
The Handwriting and Keyboarding survey has ended with over 200 responses. The purpose of this survey was to get the opinions of pediatric therapists, parents and teachers on handwriting versus keyboarding. Here are the overall responses with comments at the bottom. Please don’t forget to answer the current survey when you are done reading this […]
Young children and students continue to spend more and more time keyboarding for written expression. Whether it be at home before children are school aged or sitting long hours typing away throughout a child’s educational career or even as adults, the work station must be set up efficiently to allow for proper positioning while keyboarding. […]