Kindergarten
K1 Begin to recognize letter location and left/right hand sides of the keyboard
K2 Begin to demonstrate use of the space bar and Return/Enter key
K3 Begin to use the Shift key to create capital letters
K4 Begin to keyboard simple words using hunt and peck method while maintaining right-hand and left-hand keyboard orientation
First Grade
K1 Use the correct left/right hand positions on the keyboard
K2 Demonstrate correct use of the space bar and Return/Enter key
K3 Use the Shift key to create capital letters
K4 Introduce students to the home row keys
K5 Keyboard simple words using hunt and peck method while maintaining right-hand and left-hand keyboard orientation
K6 Use correct posture when keyboarding
K7 Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and the use of numbers and symbols as grade-level
appropriate
Second Grade
K1 Use the correct left/right hand positions on the keyboard
K2 Demonstrate correct use of the space bar and Return/Enter key
K3 Use specialized computer keys such as Shift and Esc
K4 Demonstrate proper finger position on Home Row keys
K5 Keyboard simple sentences (students may look at keyboard when necessary, especially for Non-Home Row keys)
K6 Use correct posture when keyboarding
K7 Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and the use of numbers and symbols as grade-level
appropriate
K8 Use one space after all punctuation marks
Third Grade
K1 Use the correct left/right hand positions on the keyboard
K2 Demonstrate correct use of the space bar and Return/Enter key
K3 Use specialized computer keys such as Shift and Esc
K4 Demonstrate proper finger position on Home Row keys
K5 Keyboard word lists and sentences using correct posture and proper keyboarding technique
K6 Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and the use of numbers and symbols as grade-level
appropriate
K7 Use a variety of software applications such as Word, Kid Pix, Excel, or Inspiration to produce, proofread, and correct errors within
documents
K8 Students will keyboard 10 words per minute with 90% accuracy by the end of the third grade
K9 Use one space after all punctuation marks
Fourth Grade
K1 Use correct posture when keyboarding and demonstrate proper keyboarding technique for each letter of the alphabet
K2 Demonstrate correct use of the space bar and Return/Enter key
K3 Use specialized computer keys such as Shift, Esc, and Ctrl
K4 Keyboard word lists and sentences using correct posture and proper keyboarding technique
K5 Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and the use of numbers and symbols as grade-level
appropriate
K6 Use a variety of software applications such as Word, Kid Pix, Excel, or Inspiration to produce, proofread, and correct errors within
documents
K7 Students will keyboard 15 words per minute with 92% accuracy by the end of the fourth grade
K8 Use one space after all punctuation marks
Fifth Grade
K1 Use correct posture when keyboarding and demonstrate mastery of proper keyboarding technique
K2 Keyboard word lists and sentences using correct posture and proper keyboarding technique
K3 Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and the use of numbers and symbols as grade-level
appropriate
K4 Use a variety of software applications such as Word, Kid Pix, Excel, or Inspiration to produce, proofread, and correct errors within
documents
K5 Students will keyboard 20 words per minute with 94% accuracy by the end of the fifth grade
K6 Use one space after all punctuation marks
K7 Keyboard from copy (documents, textbooks, or other printed sources of information)
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