Backspace is the key with an arrow in the top corner. Tap it to rub out the last letter.
The big ideaTap backspace back to the slip, then type on. A slip is only not right yet.
How it works
A slip is only something not right yet. Everyone slips, even grown-ups.
Backspace rubs out the last letter you typed. Tap it once and it nibbles the last letter, tap again for the one before.
Go back only as far as the slip. The good letters after it get rubbed out too, so you type them again.
Tap and look, then tap and look again. Holding backspace down keeps munching and munching.
The calm fix.
Example 1: Fix a slip
Notice that a letter is not right.
Take one calm breath, in and out.
Tap backspace back to the slip, one tap at a time.
Type the letters again, one by one, careful and calm.
Example 2: A slip near the start
A slip is near the start of a line.
Tap backspace all the way back to it, looking as you go.
Type the rest of the line again. It takes more taps, but it is the same calm fix.
Example 3: Which key
A gap between words: the space bar.
A new line: enter.
Rub out the last letter: backspace, the key with an arrow.
Words to know
backspace
The key with an arrow that rubs out the last letter you typed.
slip
A letter that is not right yet.
calm fix
A breath, a few taps back to the slip, and typing on.
Watch out
Jabbing at the keys makes more letters to fix.
Holding backspace down rubs out far too much. Tap and look.
Going back all the way to the start loses good letters. Stop at the slip.
Backspace is not the space bar or enter. Look for the key with an arrow.
Try it
Which key rubs out the last letter?
How far back do you tap backspace?
What do you do first when you slip?
Is a slip a bad thing?
Answers: 1. Backspace · 2. Only to the slip · 3. Take a calm breath · 4. No
Try at homeWith a grown-up, type a short line and make one slip on purpose. Breathe, tap backspace back to the slip, type the letters again and look.
For grown-upsLet your child type a short line and make one slip on purpose, then watch the calm fix: a breath, a few taps back to the slip, and typing on; stay calm yourself and never rush them.
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