Fact · Typing and writing speed
The Common Core grade 4 writing standard expects students to have enough keyboarding skill to type at least one page in a single sitting.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.”
English Language Arts Standards, Writing, Grade 4, Standard 6, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers, Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010, Standard W.4.6.
Open the original- What it measures
- The standard is one of the grade 4 writing standards, which the states adopt with their own wording.
- What it does not show
- A benchmark for schools, not a measure of what children can already do. Some states word or number the standard differently.