Fact · Typing and writing speed
The US Common Core grade 3 writing standard asks students, with guidance from adults, to use technology to produce and publish writing using keyboarding skills.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills)”
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts: Writing, Grade 3, Standard 6, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers, Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010, Standard W.3.6.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the national standard text. States adopt the Common Core on their own timetables, so check your state's own standards for the requirement that applies to your school.
- What it does not show
- The standard names keyboarding but sets no speed or length for grade 3. The length target, a full page in one sitting, starts at grade 4.