Kildeer Countryside School District is pleased to inform you that we are using Custom Typing web based software with all third, fourth, and fifth grade students for remainder of this school year. Custom Typing is a web based keyboarding program that has been selected by our elementary keyboarding committee as a tool to teach and reinforce keyboarding skills. In the next several weeks, your child will be provided his/her own account and will log in to Custom Typing at school and at home. Teachers have access to an online resource, which will allow them to monitor the progress of each student.
Because Custom Typing is a web based program, there is no software to be installed, and a student can use the program from any computer with an Internet connection. There will be an expectation that your child practice his/her keyboarding skills at home. As always, proper supervision is recommended for children when they are online. If you do not have access to the Internet, we will work with you to make sure that your child is able to work on their keyboarding skills.
Keyboarding skills for all students are increasingly important, as future state exams will require them to complete extended writing responses and type them in a single sitting. It is our goal to ensure that the mechanical skills required to do so (i.e. keyboarding and familiarity with word processing programs) are not a barrier for effective and clear communication.
Because Custom Typing is a web based program, there is no software to be installed, and a student can use the program from any computer with an Internet connection. There will be an expectation that your child practice his/her keyboarding skills at home. As always, proper supervision is recommended for children when they are online. If you do not have access to the Internet, we will work with you to make sure that your child is able to work on their keyboarding skills.
Keyboarding skills for all students are increasingly important, as future state exams will require them to complete extended writing responses and type them in a single sitting. It is our goal to ensure that the mechanical skills required to do so (i.e. keyboarding and familiarity with word processing programs) are not a barrier for effective and clear communication.
Custom Typing’s training approach focuses on correct finger placement along with increasing speed and accuracy. There is a progression of lessons interspersed with games to encourage practice.
You will receive your student specific log-in and password within the next several weeks.
