Fixing a mistake costs more than a slow key. Speed grows by itself later.
Slow and right beats fast and fixing. A mistake costs more than a slow key.
To fix one slip you stop, go back, erase it and type it again. That is a lot of extra steps for one little slip.
Find a pace that is slow and steady. Press one key, then the next, in an even beat, with your eyes on the screen.
Let each finger land before the next. Speed is not something to chase.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Fixing a mistake. You stop, go back, erase and type it again.
A slow, steady beat. One key, then the next, with your eyes on the screen.
No. Fast fingers make more slips, and fixing them costs more.
On the screen. Your fingers know the way.
Next time you type something, go slowly with your eyes on the screen. Count how few times you need backspace, because slow and right wins.
Praise careful, steady typing and the number of lines with nothing to fix; never count words or time them, and let your child decide how many times they needed backspace.
