Can touch typing help you excel academically?

Does knowing how to touch type have an advantage of those who don’t?

Hi Courtney,

Yes, keyboarding skills can help you in your present academic responsibilities and ensure your future career prospects. It will even help your personal development. Not only will you protect your health by learning how to touch type correctly but you will also boost your productivity and work focus and have a means to easily acquire and master other skills and talents.

Best Regards,
Aidan Bernales
Community Moderator at Typesy

Hi Courteney,

Absolutely! Typing is a skill that can help in many areas of your life. Learning to type faster and with more accuracy makes you more efficient. You may qualify for jobs that you do not currently or just become faster at communicating online. Faster typing means more time for you to do what you love!

Regards,
Alex (The Reimagined Classroom Teacher)