Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the ...

Matt Renwick is an elementary school principal in Wisconsin. Prior to becoming an administrator, Matt was a 5th and 6th grade teacher. You can follow him on Twitter at @ReadByExample and read his blog ...

While schools may be teaching touch typing because of the Common Core tests, the ability to use a keyboard is an important life skill, said Cathy Turner, a technology teacher at an elementary school ...

Every fifth-grader in Williamsville could be required to take typing classes as soon as September 2007 if the district moves forward with a recommendation presented to the School Board on Thursday ...

. “It’s a huge deal. You can’t have kids go into these tests and not do well because they can’t keyboard.” Most elementary-age children are digital natives, comfortable with smartphones and tablets.

The 7-year-olds in Natalie May's second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach "ASDF" and "JKL;" as they listen to the animated characters on their computer screens ...

The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the animated characters on their computer screens ...