Advice is offered on how to introduce the ‘Read and Type’ course to a class, group or individual;

              able students can then continue, by themselves or with a friend, with the minimum of supervision  

              Guidance on posture and wrist position at the keyboard helps to avoid future health hazards

 

              Use of delete keys is prohibited from the beginning so that poor fingering and errors can be noted

              A keyboard chart gives students confidence to press keys without reference to the keyboard

              Letters are made into words as soon as possible

                 Virtually all exercises have illustrations to relieve tension which concentration can cause     

 The course is set out as follows: –

 

Section 1

 

              Fingering for the middle line of letters, capital letters and the full stop is taught                

            This important section incorporates the Home Keys from which fingers move to designated letters

 

Section 2

 

          Fingering for the top line of letters, the question mark and the hyphen is taught

 

Section 3

 

           Fingering for the bottom line of letters and the comma is introduced, also fingering for numbers on the top line

             Final instructions give practise in manoeuvering the cursor when using the delete keys

         

Each section starts at Exercise 1. The sample exercises shown are in sequence

 

      Instructions for typing each exercise are usually given in two stages

         I usually asks for each set of letters or word to be typed with no errors before going to the next

         II usually asks for each line or sentence to be typed with no errors before going to the next

         A test is given at the end of each set of letter exercises.  Tests have a common format

 

 

        As the course progresses, spelling, pluralisation and Roman numerals are covered in the exercises

Word collecting offers an opportunity to learn how to file in alphabetical order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         The sturdy A5 Worksheet File has exactly the same content as the free standing A5 Book

 

        The file has different coloured paper for each section which facilitates the correct return of exercises to the Worksheet File

        The benefits of filing in numerical order and colour coding in a retrieval system become apparent

       All worksheets are printed on quality paper

         Section 1 worksheets are printed on A4 paper.  When folded to stand, the instructions are displayed opposite exercises

        Sections 2 and 3 are printed on A5 paper with instructions on the reverse side of exercises

 

 

 

Working at the rate of one set of exercises per letter per week students should be able to complete the course

 in 3 to 4 months according to age, ability and application

 

  (An adult could learn to type in two weeks!)

 

 

 

The Book and Worksheet File, ideally, are used together by teacher and class respectively

Permission to copy exercises is given, in writing, if both editions are purchased

 

The exercises must be used only for classwork or homework

 

 

 

 

                                        

 

 

Feedback is always welcome

 

 Please do not hesitate to ask for advice, for example, on how to run the course in the

classroom, as an after-school activity or when the number of computers available is limited

 

Please see foot of Prices & Ordering page for the various ways of contacting Patricia Mayhew