Re: Elementary School Keyboarding

Kaun Hubby Kingsley (kkingsle@unm.edu)
Sun, 28 Jul 1996 19:29:08 EDT

Just as a point of reference, can you tell us more about the Almena
Keyboard Technique? I have never heard of it and am always interested to
hear about new improved methods of instruction. Can you tell us where we
might get more information on the method?

Thanks for mentioning it.

K'Aun Kingsley
kkingsle@unm.edu
Sandia Preparatory School, Albuquerque, NM

On Wed, 24 Jul 1996, Doug Peterson <peterson@turner.lamf.uwindsor.ca> wrote:
> We've licensed the Almena Keyboard Technique for all of our schools and
> go into keyboarding in a very comprehensive manner starting in Grade 4.
> I know that other districts in Ontario have started as early as Grade 3.
> After being exposed to the technique and having it monitored by the
> teacher, it is not uncommon to have students keying at 20 wpm after two
> weeks.