# What age is keyboarding preferred to be taught?

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/what-age-is-keyboarding-preferred-to-be-taught/2316>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-age-is-keyboarding-preferred-to-be-taught/2316 "2020-04-15T22:23:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![donalddudley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@donalddudley](https://community.typesy.com/u/donalddudley)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-age-is-keyboarding-preferred-to-be-taught/2316/1 "2020-04-15T22:23:42Z")

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Is there a particular age limit for learning how to type?

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**Author:** ![Arella](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/arella/32/197_2.png) [@Arella](https://community.typesy.com/u/Arella)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-age-is-keyboarding-preferred-to-be-taught/2316/2 "2020-04-15T22:38:26Z")

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Hi! By the end of Grade 4, students are supposed to know how to use a keyboard to write and publish one page of text—approximately 250 words—in a single sitting. In later grades, educators expect those skills to grow until by Grade 12 students can type a recommended 50 words a minute at 99% accuracy.

Best Regards,  
Arella Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy