Typing - Keyboarding 101 for ESL Students With Profe CafÉ

In this ongoing, self-paced introduction to typing - keyboarding for Spanish speakers, students will have procedural knowledge of English spelling and build phonological awareness to support reading skills.  This is accomplished via a structured program of phonics embedded within 24 keyboarding lessons of 31 modules each

The course starts with students learning to touch-type, read and spell the vowels - a , e , i , o , u. The audio track accompanies the letters as they appear on screen, reinforcing sound-letter correspondence, which is a crucial skill for sounding out words in reading. The student then receives their first score - and success!  Our approach to touch typing / keyboarding is:  First students must learn the proper techniques & ergonomics of typing, next we emphasize accuracy to create the muscle motor learning and last is speed.  All students want to type fast, however the speed will develop as we learning the proper techniques and create muscle memory. 


Week of March 5th - 11th 
1st Week of the each Month -  Importance of proper keyboarding techniques  
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Lesson 1 - 14

Week of March 12th - 18th 
2nd Week of each Month  - Importance of proper keyboarding techniques  
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Lesson 1 - 14

Week of March 19th - 25th 
 3rd  Week of the each Month -  Importance of proper keyboarding techniques
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Lesson 1 - 14

Week of February 26th - March 4th  
Week of March 26th - April 1st
4th Week of each Month  - Importance of proper keyboarding techniques
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Level specific - Module 1 - 14

Individualized Learner Lessons
Lesson 1 - Keyboarding Techniques / Home Row Keys             
Lesson 2 - Keyboarding Techniques / Right Hand Keys                     
Lesson 3 - Keyboarding Techniques / Left Hand Keys             
Lesson 4 - Vowels - Keys a, e, i, o, u                                           
Lesson 5 - Constants + e - Word Families - keys ( f, d, r)         
Lesson 6 - Constants + i - Word Families - keys ( l, w, k, h)      
Lesson 7 - Constants + a - Word Families - keys ( s, m, j, d)     
Lesson 8 - Constants + o - Word Families - keys ( s, m t, r, l, w, f)  
Lesson 9 - Constants + u - Word Families - keys ( c, b, p, g)           
Lesson 10  - Constants + o + Constant  - keys ( x, k v,z )                      
Lesson 11 - Practice typing sentences                                                
Lesson 12 - Constants + e + Constant +y  - Word Families - keys ( y )  
Lesson 13 - CVC Words                                                                               
Lesson 14 - Words with nd, nt, dr, gr, gl, fl, sl, cl, sp                               

Who is Touch Type Read Spell for?
Touch Type Read Spell  is designed for students of all ability levels who can benefit from typing lessons with added literacy support. The course builds keyboarding, reading, spelling, and pronunciation skills and can also be an effective intervention for students with learning difficulties.

Please make sure you check your messages and follow the instructions provided.  We do share our screens during class, so you may have to split the screen for the student or show them how to toggle back and forth between zoom and the typing program on the web.  Please make sure you can view and access BOTH the Zoom window and a web browser window during the class session.
 
You can set up your computer in a “split-screen” format and toggle between Zoom and the browser with typing program OR you can use 2 devices (one for Zoom and the other for typing program). 


Beginner Course Lessons  Level 1 - 3
Level 1:
• Provides practice in combining, vowels and consonants into three letter words.

Levels 2 and 3:
• Uses consonant clusters combined with vowels to draw attention to the pattern
of sounds and graphemes in the target words. For those where pure synthetic
phonics has not been successful, this provides an additional aid to their
recognition through the grouping of similar words.

Intermeidate Course Lessons  Level 4- 12
Levels 4 to 12:
• Students are introduced to the vowel digraphs, split digraphs and the simple
spelling rules of the English language. Digraphs are shown and spoken in
isolation and then as part of words.

Advanced Course Lessons  Level 13 - 20

Levels 13 to 20:
• Include the less common spelling patterns and more complex spelling rules.
They also incorporate the rules for suffixing and prefixing and the structure
of syllables. The presentation is similar to that of the earlier levels, providing
repetition and overlearning so it is beneficial for those who find the
acquisition of literacy skills a challenge.

Levels 21 to 24:
• Include homophones, silent letters, countries, names and more advanced
suffixing and prefixing.