What is Touch Typing

Over the past two decades typewriting has transformed into keyboarding. Twenty years ago students were taking typewriting classes in high school. No one ever thought to teach a first or second grade student how to type. Times have changed and the need to know how to type has steadily increased. This has also put increased pressure on educators to teach students how to use this new technology properly. Many schools have focused energy on teaching students how to use computers to obtain and produce information; they have paid little attention to teaching them how to type on the keyboard quickly and accurately, and with correct technique. But who decides at what age should we teach keyboarding? Who should be teaching these classes (Starr, 2005)?