Slow and right beats fast. Words from the home row use keys you already know.
A word made only of the home row letters a, s, d, f, j, k and l never makes a finger leave home.
Dad, ask, lad, sad, all, fall, salad and flask are home row words.
Slow and right beats fast, so look at the screen and not at your hands.
If a key is off, use backspace to rub it out and fix it. Fixing a slip is part of typing.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Yes. F, l, a, s and k are all home row letters.
No. The o and the r are on the top row.
Backspace. Backspace rubs out the last key, so you can fix it.
a. The c is on the bottom row and the e is on the top row, but the a is at home.
Think of a word that uses only a, s, d, f, j, k and l, like salad, flask or fall. Next time, type it slowly with your fingers home.
Watch for a finger that leaves home on a word like fork or cake, and ask your child to find which key was the reach; praise careful typing, never speed.
