Read the paragraphs Position Points and Finger Positions.  Practice typing the letters to be learned - it is okay to look at the keys during this preview time.  Then place the mouse pointer into the practice box, left click, and begin typing.  Now keep your eyes on the monitor screen and the keyboard chart.

Do not worry about errors as you type.  Observing your typing errors by you and your teacher is an important step toward learning to type and improving accuracy.  Correcting errors with the Backspace key or the Delete key serves no useful purpose and may actually hinder your progress.

  
Position Points
Sit up straight in your chair with YOUR back against back of chair
Place both feet flat on the floor -- no legs crossed
Keep eyes on the screen as you type -- not on the keys

  
Finger Positions
Place left and right hands on the home row keys
Hyphen ( - )  typed with the semi-colon(;) finger - practice typing  ; - ; - ; - ; - ; -
Forward or Right slash ( / )  typed with the semi-colon(;) finger - practice typing  ; / ; / ; / ; /
Question mark ( ? )  typed with left-shift + semi-colon(;) finger - practice typing  ; ? ; ? ; ? ; ?

  
Punctuation Spacing
Always place ONE (1) space after a comma (,)
Always place TWO (2) spaces after a colon (:)
Always place ONE (1) space after a semi-colon (;)
When the Period ends a sentence - place TWO (2) spaces
When the Period follows an abbreviation - place ONE (1) space
No space before or after the hyphen (-)
No space before or after the dash (--)
As a default setting in Microsoft Word, two hyphens will change to a  dash (—)
Always place TWO (2) spaces after a question mark (?)
No space before or after the slash (/)
 

Practice ― Lesson 10 ―  hyphen(-)  slash(/)  question(?)
1 ;;; ;p- ;-; -;- ;-; ;/; ;/? ;?; ;?; ;-; ;p- self-made; one-third;
2 ;;; ;/; ;/; /;/ what?  why?  when?  now?  his/her to/from us/them
3 The out-of-date calendar was helpful.  Her mother-in-law is kind.
4 The machine--a blue one--is fixed.  A - B equals C/D - E squared.
5 This year's Fall/Winter catalog is better than the Spring/Summer.
6 Where is the on/off switch?  Could it be located near a top-edge?
7 Do you want to go to the movies now?  When and where is the show?
8 The long-planned dance went nicely.  Was the skit organized well?

Have your teacher review this lesson with you when finished