Keyboarding Literacy Activities
Keyboarding Literacy Activities
Skill Area | Activity | Tool |
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Distributed Practice | Students are provided more frequent exposure to ELA content and skills when they are given keyboarding assignments that tie to the week's studies. | |
Literacy Practice Stations | A small bank of computers at a literacy practice station can allow students to practice keyboarding and other needed literacy skills simultaneously while the teacher meets with students for skill-based, small-group instruction. | |
Increasing Opportunities to Respond | Students can use computers and other devices to type responses during ELA lessons, increasing their opportunities to respond while utilizing keyboarding skills. |
Nearpod Links to an external site. is a great tool for this kind of student response! |
Vocabulary Instruction | Students can type vocabulary words, definitions, and example sentences in addition to verbally sharing during vocabulary instruction. |
Quizlet Links to an external site. is a great tool for this kind of vocabulary practice. |
High-Frequency Words | "Keyboard Chatter Links to an external site. drills students on high frequency words - particularly those which are used in traditional spelling and reading books on the elementary level; thus, the keyboarding instruction reinforces the reading and spelling experiences of the students." ~Keyboard Chatter teacher manual, page ii |
Try adding the Keyboard Chatter high-frequency word list into a teacher-created lesson on Keyboarding for Kids Links to an external site.. |
Reading | Type high-frequency reading words | |
Reading | Type reading responses | |
Reading | Interactive Venn Diagram on ReadWriteThink |
ReadWriteThink |
Active Reading Strategies | Students can type information into word processing documents or editable pdfs for a variety of reading activities: | |
Active Reading Strategies | Note-Taking | Summarizing Links to an external site., Skeletal Notes Links to an external site., Cornel Notes Links to an external site., Double-Entry Journal Links to an external site. |
Active Reading Strategies |
Comprehension | Charting the Text, Charting Verbs List Links to an external site., Cite Textual Evidence Links to an external site., Story Elements Links to an external site., Text Features/Structures Links to an external site., SQ3R Links to an external site., Graphic Organizers Links to an external site. |
Writing | Electronic student journal | Evernote Links to an external site., Word Links to an external site., Pages Links to an external site., Google Docs Links to an external site. |
Writing | Write student or class blogs | |
Writing | Compose business letters | |
Writing | Create resumes and cover letters | |
Writing | Type interview questions, responses, and reflections | |
Writing | Create comic strips in ComicLife |
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Writing | Create presentations | PowerPoint, Keynote Links to an external site., Google Slides Links to an external site. |
Writing | Type stories, poems, essays, and creative writing assignments | Poetry Links to an external site. on ReadWriteThink |