Educators say traditional typing practice is essential for standardized testing performance and future careers.

In the early ‘90s, I was an elementary school librarian and an adjacent computer lab was part of my domain. Wanting to prepare our fifth graders to become more fluent writers, we ran them through a ...

With more standardized tests going digital, including most recently the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams, more schools are investing time and resources into keyboarding instruction, ...

Keyboarding is, perhaps, the most essential of all 21st-century skills. With computers in use across the majority of U.S. schools now, many educators may feel the need to focus on educational software ...

I can still feel the tips of my 10-year-old fingers striking the orange cover on the keyboard. It was in this 5th grade public-school class that – despite my frequent boos and bellyaching – I learned ...

. “It’s a huge deal. You can’t have kids go into these tests and not do well because they can’t keyboard.” Most elementary-age children are digital natives, comfortable with smartphones and tablets.

Move over, ABCs -- it's time to make room for QWERTY, as more and more elementary schools in the area are starting to teach kids how to type. The quick brown fox and lazy dog start popping up as early ...