K-2Percent accuracy
Enter own name and login on a keyboard
Typing name and login
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of computer time, given a login card with their username and a printed model of their name, the student will type their first and last name with a capital letter at the start of each independently with at least 90% accuracy on letters typed correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
K-2, 3-5Percent accuracy
Use the space bar, shift, and backspace keys
Function keys
By the annual IEP review date, given a short sentence to copy into a word processor, the student will type the sentence with a space between words, shift for the capital, and backspace to fix errors independently with at least 85% accuracy on function key uses, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
K-2, 3-5Task-analysis steps
Sit and place fingers on the home row
Posture and home row position
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of a keyboarding lesson at a desk or table set to the student's height, the student will sit with feet supported, find the home-row bumps, and place each finger on its home key before typing, performing all 6 steps independently, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected twice weekly.
3-5, K-2Rate (per minute)
Build speed on home-row keys
Home row keys
By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute timed drill of home-row letter patterns and short words on screen, the student will type the letters shown using the correct finger for each key independently at a rate of at least 45 letters correct per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
3-5Percent accuracy
Reach to top and bottom row keys
Top and bottom row reaches
By the annual IEP review date, given a drill of words that use top-row and bottom-row letters, the student will type each word, reaching from the home row with the correct finger and returning to the home row independently with at least 90% accuracy on drill words typed correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
3-5, 6-8Rate (per minute)
Copy printed text at a steady typing rate
Copying rate
By the annual IEP review date, given a printed passage at an easy reading level beside the keyboard, during a 3-minute timing (total divided by 3 for the per-minute rate), the student will type the passage as written for three minutes independently at a rate of at least 15 correct words per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
3-5, 6-8Percent accuracy
Touch-type with the keyboard covered
Touch typing
By the annual IEP review date, given a short sentence read aloud or shown on screen, with a keyboard cover over the hands, the student will type each sentence by touch with the keyboard covered independently with at least 90% accuracy on letters typed correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
3-5, 6-8Percent accuracy
Key in numbers and common symbols
Numbers and symbols
By the annual IEP review date, given a list of numbers, dates, prices, and math expressions to type, the student will type each number and symbol correctly, using shift for the top symbols independently with at least 90% accuracy on numbers and symbols typed correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
3-5Rate (per minute)
Compose typed sentences from a picture prompt
Composing rate
By the annual IEP review date, given a picture prompt and 1 minute to plan, during a 3-minute typing timing (total divided by 3 for the per-minute rate), the student will type their own sentences about the prompt for three minutes independently at a rate of at least 10 correct words per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected every two weeks.
3-5, 6-8Percent accuracy
Use shortcuts to copy, paste, undo, and save
Keyboard shortcuts
By the annual IEP review date, given a typed document and a list of editing tasks to complete, the student will carry out each task with the keyboard shortcut (such as copy, paste, undo, save, select all) independently with at least 85% accuracy on shortcut tasks completed, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
3-5, 6-8Percent accuracy
Fix typing errors while typing
Correcting typing errors
By the annual IEP review date, given a typed paragraph of their own with errors underlined, the student will move to each error with the arrow keys or mouse, fix it, and keep the rest of the text independently with at least 85% accuracy on underlined errors fixed, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
3-5, 6-8, 9-12Rate (per minute)
One-handed typing at a working rate
One-handed keyboarding
By the annual IEP review date, given a printed passage at an easy reading level, during a 3-minute timing (total divided by 3 for the per-minute rate), using a standard or one-handed keyboard, the student will type the passage with one hand from the one-handed home position independently at a rate of at least 12 correct words per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected every two weeks.