Mrs. Kuld's Blog Spot

Monday 17 March 2014

Keyboard Practice

As you will be using computers for writing as well as researching, you will need to improve your keyboarding skills. The site below helps you learn where the letters are on the keyboard, and increase your typing speed. This will make it easier for you to write stories and others texts on the computer. Try to work through the levels, and go back and practise as many times as you like.

Click here to go to the site.

TO DO List for Students

1a. Read ALOUD every day from fiction and nonfiction books. This reading strategy will help you to "hear" your reading, recognize errors, and take steps to correct them or reread for better understanding. Click the READING tab for reading sites and suggestions. 1b. If you need more practice with letter sounds and combinations, go to Starfall to read stories and play games to help you learn how to sound out and decode words - helpful strategies for all levels of readers. 2. Get practice coding with Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ 3. Practice your keyboarding skills on the sites below: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/ https://www.typing.com/student/lessons 4. Relax by practicing sketching and doodling (zentangles) in your Sketch Diary.