Midland School District #7
Keyboarding Skills Scope and Sequence

 

A: Observing Teacher Modeling of Skills
B: Practicing Skills with Teacher Guidance
C: Using Skills with Minimal Teacher Support
D: Applying Skills Independently
X: Not Covered

 

 

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

Identify location and function Of tab key

A

A

AB

CD

D

D

D

Use left hand on keyboard

A

AB

B

BC

D

D

D

Use right hand on keyboard

A

AB

B

BC

D

D

D

Use both hands simultaneously

A

AB

AB

BC

BC

D

D

Use thumb on spacebar

A

AB

 

B

BC

D

D

D

Use correct homerow fingering

A

AB

 

AB

B

CD

D

D

Use correct striking technique

A

AB

 

AB

AB

BC

CD

D

Enter data at a rate of 11-15 wpm

A

A

A

AB

CD

D

D

Understand that a keyboard is a Data input device

AB

B

C

D

D

D

D

Identify keys on the right & left Of the keyboard

AB

BC

CD

CD

D

D

D

Recognize letters on a keyboard As capitals

AB

 

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Recognize that typed letters are Lower case

AB

 

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Identify location/function of enter Key

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Identify location/function of Spacebar

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Identify location/function of Shift keys

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Identify location/function of Arrow keys

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Identity location/function of Backspace key

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Identify and properly use mouse

AB

BC

CD

CD

D

D

D

Use correct posture

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

D

Understand clicking of mouse

AB

BC

CD

CD

D

D

D

Locate, identify, and use number Keys

AB

AB

C

D

D

D

D

Locate, identify, and use period

K-2 punctuation marks 3-6

AB

AB

BC

CD

D

D

D

Locate, identify, and use letter keys

AB

AB

C

D

D

D

D