A review of Keyboarding for the Christian School, a book by Leanne Beitel, published in 2006 by iUniverse, Inc., New York.  Available at Amazon and other places.

I am often asked whether I think kids should learn to type. The answer is absolutely.  At around sixth grade, add it to your daily lesson plan.  So I was interested to see a book that is tailored just for Christian students.

I am sure you will agree with me that a saturation experience in the Word is a great thing. Leanne Beitel's book extends that principle to the exercises a student copies while learning to type. The book, which is high-school-level reading, teaches individual keystrokes, home keys and so on in the usual fashion, and then turns to the Psalms for typing practice.

This book covers not only learning to type, but how to set margins and so on in a word processor. It's also a business class, teaching the kids how to create a business letter, how to follow stylesheets such as MLA and APA, how to create a bibliography, how to format envelopes, and how to read proofreaders' marks.

The typing exercises include not only Bible excerpts, but also an uplifting story about an early Christian, and some evangelical material. This book can be a welcome addition to your home school. Phyllis Wheeler, www.MotherboardBooks.com .