Lesson 16:  Learning the numbers7890

Numbers are best learned when associated with the corresponding home row finger.  Read the paragraph Finger Positions to avoid retyping due to incorrect fingerings for each number.  Keep F and J fingers on keys — rotate the hand for the number row.

No more than 3 errors per line.  Retype the line if more than 3 errors occur.  Observing your typing errors by you and your teacher is an important step toward learning to type and improving accuracy.  Typing errors cannot be corrected using the backspace, delete, or arrow keys.

Finger Positions
 Number 7  is typed with the J finger — Practice j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7
 Number 8  is typed with the K finger — Practice k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8 k8
 Number 9  is typed with the L finger — Practice l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
 Number 0  is typed with the Semicolon(;) finger — Practice ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0

Practice Procedure
 Goal is to learn the number row without looking at the numbers - numeric pad is not to be used
 Type for THREE errors or less per line — proofread carefully after a line is typed
Use correct spacing after all punctuation

Keeping F and J fingers on keys - rotate hands  for  number row

Practice ― Lesson 16 ― 7890
 Line numbers are not typed yet.  Retype a line if more than 3 errors occur.  Strive for ZERO punctuation errors.  Keypad is not used.

1  juj ju7 j7j 7j7 kik ki8 k8k 8k8 lol lo9 l9l 9l9 ;p; ;p0 ;0; 0;0
2  777 888 999 000 789 890 878 898 909 090 700 800 900 007 008 009
3  100 200 300 400 500 600 101 202 303 404 505 606 707 808 909 001
4  We sang 70 songs for 7,980 students at 77 schools in 88 cities.
5  Do pages 29, 39, 699, and 901 have the necessary 5 corrections?
6  Rows 300 to 400 are vacant at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday in Room 503.
7  Plant the 7 bulbs in 8 rows; plant the 9 bulbs in 100 rows now.

Read from right to left as you type these lines
 8  musinivlac 6-09 gniliec 91-42-60 ssehc 09/80/01 radec 64.5 sselesaec
9  92:5 gnilzzad delzzadelgnad 52:30:40 regnad 80:1 ffurdnad 0042 ecnad

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