Testing Tip #2

Typing Skills

Set your child up for testing success by trying out some free typing websites!

Keyboarding is a Skill for life...

Becoming familiar and proficient with the keyboard is an important skill when it comes to testing. Students who are comfortable with typing will feel more relaxed and focused when testing. Here are some awesome sites that can help your student become familiar with the keyboard and typing.

Typing Club

Click HERE for engaging and interactive typing activities!

Typing

Click HERE for fun typing games and interactive lessons.

Nitro Type

Click HERE to improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world. Compete against your friends, earn new cars, track your scores, and so much more... all for free!

Students proficient at keyboarding can focus on their writing instead of on the mechanics of typing.

Being able to type is important! Practice, practice, practice!

Typing Quest

Children in Kindergarten through Second Grade can play their way through keyboarding basics with fun, instructive games that cover the keyboard step-by-step. Click HERE to start!

Speed Typing

Speed Typing Online has 17 classic lessons that include learning all the letters on the keyboard and then testing your skills through reviews. Then you can move on to the advanced lessons, where you start stringing those letters together to make words. Click HERE to start!

Dance Mat

Dance Mat Typing uses wacky animal characters and colorful games to make their free typing lessons fun for elementary-aged children. Click HERE to start!

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Set your child up for success by Using the Practice Tests Offered by the State

Spending just a few minutes a day to practice typing skills, as well as taking a practice test (below) can greatly increase your child's comfort level during testing. Please reach out to your teacher if you have any questions or need any help!

CAASPP Practice Test!

Click HERE to try a practice test today!