The following links will give you quick access to EdAlive’s extensive resources that will help you implement Typing Tournament in the classroom and to better understand the necessity for the teaching of keyboarding and touch typing skills. You can also explore the compelling research that qualitatively establishes the role of the teaching of this vital skill.
The need for typing skills
- The growing imperative for Typing Skills
- How Fast Should Students Be Able To Type?
- Touch Typing Helps Prepare Children for the Future
Teaching Resources
- Teaching with Typing Tournament – Best Practice
- Prepare students for NAPLAN Online with Typing Tournament Online
- FREE Typing Posters and Classroom Resources
- History of the QWERTY Keyboard
- The critical place of touch typing in literacy: Video interview
EdAlive Research
- Research Summary: Keyboard Ability Significantly Boosts NAPLAN Results
- Full Research Report: Keyboard Ability Significantly Boosts NAPLAN Results
- Massive 6 WPM per Term increase in typing speed quantified
- Students are reaching speeds of over 45 Words Per Minute
- Research Underpins Development of EdAlive Online Learning Websites
- Enhancing Student Engagement in the Classroom through Fun
3rd Party Research
- NAPLAN Review Final Report 2020 – P84
- Australian Writing Survey p7
- 75% of Principals want to improve students’ typing skills
- Why does Australia lag behind the rest of the world in the teaching of typing skills?
Stories from users
- Touch Typing Helps Prepare Children for the Future
- The critical place of touch typing in literacy – Video interview
How to boost NAPLAN results
- Prepare students for NAPLAN Online with Typing Tournament Online
- Research Summary: Keyboard Ability Significantly Boosts NAPLAN Results
- 75% of Principals want to improve students’ typing skills
Typing Curriculum requirements
- Keyboarding and Typing Australia: Curriculum References
- The ACARA Literacy Progressions HwK1 – HwK8 require Advanced Keyboarding skills
- United States: CCSS keyboarding and typing skills
Typing Tournament Help
The Australian Standard
EdAlive Online Learning Catalogue
Downloadable Profile of Typing Tournament and the other EdAlive Online Learning websites in pdf format
