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Do you require fifth graders to turn in typed papers? If you do, have your students been taught typing in earlier grades?

Fifth grade here requires major projects to be typed, but some parents have (correctly) pointed out that keyboarding instruction does not begin until 7th grade. Of course many kids have figured out typing on their own, but many others have not.

Just wondering what other fifth grade teachers require...
Sara On 2/12/13, Janette wrote: > Do you require fifth graders to turn in typed papers? If > you do, have your students been taught typing in earlier > grades? > > Fifth grade here requires major projects to be typed, but > some parents have (correctly) pointed out that keyboarding > instruction does not begin until 7th grade. Of co...See More
Feb 27, 2013


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