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Goals First time: Slow, easy pace, but strick each key quickly. Second time: Faster pace; move from key to key quickly.

Technique cues 1. Keep fingers well curved. 2. Try to make each key reach without moving hand or other fingers forward or downward.

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4.1) Conditioning practice

Type each line twice

all jaks; all ads; fall ads; ask a lad; add a dash

do so; she fell; a hoe; has sold; as a joke; ah so

of so do he she oak sold kale jell joke jade shall

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4.2) Learn new keys: t i left shift key

1. Find new key on chart above.
2. Find new key on keyboard.
3. Study reach technique below.
4. Watch finger make reach.
5. Type reach-technique drill.

a. Reach technique for t
Reach up with left first finger

t tf tf to to the the the

t to to dot dot told told

b. Reach technique for i
Reach up with right second finger.

i i ik ik if if fish fish

i is is did did dish dish

c. Control of left shift key
Reach down with left little finger; shift, type, release.

J Ja K Ka L La Jake Lakes

Hal Hal Oak Oak Jake Jake

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4.3) Improve keystroking technique

Goals

• curved, upright fingers
• finger-action stroking
• quick return with your eyes on screen

Type each line 3 times
(slowly, faster, slowly):
press Return(Enter) key after each line typed

to to toe toe the the dot dot lot lot jet jet lets

is is if if did did aid aid die die fish fish laid

Hal Lake had a jade sale; Jake Oakes led all fall;

Hal did it; he is at Oak Lake; Kate said it is so;

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4.4) Type with continuity

Continuity goal: Avoid pauses or breaks as you type.
Type each line 3 times
(slowly, faster, slowly)

dot it; fell the oak; it is too old; it is his jet

she has told it; he is to see it; if the fish die;

Joe felt ill; he is at Oak Lake; he is to see Jeff

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