It has been shown that computer users who are forced to use just one hand can reach a very high rate of entry if;

• they use a method that has been specifically designed to give them an efficient method to move about the keyboard easily
• they start early in life and have not started hunting ang pecking, finding their own way.
• they practise on a little and often basis.

This is a method that I developed for a hemiplegic girl who is now a very fast typist. She started using it at about the age of eight. She leaves anyone in her class well behind when she types. I believe we have a duty to teach such pupils an efficient method such as this one. Picking it up by hunting and pecking, is for a one-handed user, likely to lead to the adoption of an inefficient system. I actually observed this in a girl a little older who came to our authority – about age 15, who did not have the benefit of having been taught a system.

This is not a touch typing method. Pupils will need to look at the keys.

This was devised for a young user. A numbered version would be more suitable for an older user. However, getting started young is the answer!

Left Handed Typing – Sheet 1

Left Handed Typing – Sheet 2

Left Handed Typing – Sheet 3