Fact · Typing and writing speed
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In the same EdWeek Research Center survey, 84 percent of school and district leaders said their school or district teaches keyboarding in grades 3 to 5.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“84 percent of school and district leaders said their school or district teaches keyboarding in grades 3-5”
Typing Is Still a Foundational Skill. Do We Teach It That Way?, Education Week, 2024, Opening section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Grades 3 to 5 is the band the survey reports for most leaders, alongside grades 6 to 8, which the same share of leaders also named.
- What it does not show
- This is the share of leaders saying their school teaches keyboarding in these grades, not the share of pupils who are taught. A few weeks of lessons would count the same as a full course.