ELDER Project

KTouch

Subject Area: Literacy

Recommended Grade Levels: 1 – 8

Figure 6 : Screenshot for KTouch

KTouch is a program for learning how to touch-type, and is an easy way to learn how to type quickly and correctly on a keyboard. KTouch indicates the keys you need to press and the finger you need to use for that key on the screen. Starting with only a few keys, KTouch allows students to remember more as they advance through additional levels where other keys are introduced.

Ontario Elementary Curriculum Expectations for Language (2006), Grades 1 – 8

Publishing

3.7 use a range of appropriate elements of effective presentation in the finished product, including print, script, different fonts, graphics, and layout

Producing Finished Works

3.8 produce pieces of published work to meet identified criteria based on the expectations related to content, organization, style, use of conventions, and use of presentation strategies

For more information: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/language18currb.pdf

How can KTouch help?

The ability to type has shown to increase children’s reading, spelling, grammar, punctuation and creative writing abilities. It is a valuable tool in itself, one that more and more children require as the computer begins to be a necessity in any occupation. With KTouch, students can not only learn to type but practice to increase typing speed so that they can be comfortable completing and composing documents on word editors.