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Home Row typing lessons
Home row is the resting place for touch typing. These lessons begin with the raised F and J anchors, then add one mirrored finger pair at a time before asking for words.
These related lessons appear at the levels where the skill is introduced or reinforced. This page is a skill guide, not a separate linear unit.
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Lessons for this skill
0/17 complete · 0/85 stars
- Lesson 1 · beginner
Posture and Home Position
Targets: 5 standard · 9 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 2 · beginner
F, J, and Space
Targets: 6 standard · 10 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 3 · beginner
Add U, R, and K
Targets: 7 standard · 11 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 4 · beginner
Add D, E, and I
Targets: 8 standard · 12 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 5 · beginner
Add C, G, and N
Targets: 8 standard · 13 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 6 · beginner
Foundation Review One
Targets: 9 standard · 14 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 7 · beginner
Add T, S, and L
Targets: 9 standard · 14 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 8 · beginner
Add O, B, and A
Targets: 10 standard · 15 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 9 · beginner
Add V, H, and M
Targets: 10 standard · 16 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 11 · beginner
Foundation Review Two
Targets: 11 standard · 17 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 12 · beginner
Add W, X, and Semicolon
Targets: 11 standard · 17 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 15 · beginner
Alphabet Integration
Targets: 13 standard · 20 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 16 · beginner
Personalized Review
Targets: 13 standard · 20 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 17 · beginner
Beginner Assessment
Targets: 15 standard · 23 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 20 · intermediate
Home-Row Words
Targets: 20 standard · 30 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 34 · intermediate
Intermediate Assessment
Targets: 25 standard · 38 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars - Lesson 45 · advanced
Final Assessment
Targets: 30 standard · 45 mastery WPM
Accuracy stars
Keys and fingers
Keep every key tied to one responsibility
Left pinky A; left ring S; left middle D; left index F and G. Right index J and H; right middle K; right ring L; right pinky semicolon. Either thumb may press Space.
What changes
The new skill in this unit
This first unit establishes the position every later reach returns to. The early patterns are intentionally small because only the introduced keys are valid.
Common mistakes
Notice these before they become habits
- Looking down after every key instead of finding F and J by touch.
- Letting the index fingers drift away from their anchors after G or H.
- Pressing Space with a finger that should stay over a letter key.
Practice plan
Accuracy-first repetition
- 1Begin slowly enough to notice where each finger returns.
- 2Aim for 95% accuracy before increasing your pace.
- 3Use ASDF JKL practice when one side feels less steady than the other.
Reinforce this unit