Edition: U.S. / Global

Type-Casting Our Children

Published: October 14, 1999

To the Editor:

Even the term ''typing'' seems passe in this age of keyboarding. Children who get stuck on handwriting may fall behind in other areas, simply because it takes so long to complete a writing task, like copying from the board and answering questions on written tests. But the same child may become reasonably competent with the keyboard.

Cursive handwriting is an important skill, and children have to continue to work on that, but keyboarding is also an ever more important learning skill, and there is really no reason why an 8-year-old should not get into it.


Pleasantville, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1999