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AIMS
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To teach the touch-typing
skill. |
To help students use time at the computer keyboard efficiently leaving the
mind free to concentrate on content and presentation
of work. |
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To develop the art of concentration. |
To get students so absorbed in an activity that the
learning process is accelerated. |
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To develop
self-confidence. |
To help the student be
positively self-aware; to see that success depends upon the desire to
succeed. |
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To give students a sense of independence. |
To show students that to
succeed does not depend on someone else but on their own personal effort
and perseverance. |
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To teach the art of self-control.
To show that haste is not always the fastest route to
success.
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For students to work
calmly and steadily rather than speedily, thereby reducing errors and
wasting time. |
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To show that recognition of commonly used letter
combinations can improve reading and spelling. |
To capture a student’s interest
in, and to focus on, how words are spelt.
To improve reading and spelling
skills across the curriculum.
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To improve students’ cognitive skills through
observation. |
To teach students to
follow instructions carefully and to copy work correctly, leading to the
saving of time and energy.
To improve reading
and spelling through the power of observation .
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To teach students the importance of retrieval
systems. |
To introduce, or
reinforce, the benefits of alphabetical order, numerical order and colour
coding. |
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To foster in students a spirit of social co-operation,
whatever age. |
To help students develop empathetic and encouraging
attitudes towards each other by working in pairs. |
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