Finger Tapping
This activity is to be done using tapping finger movements normally needed to type on a computer keyboard or a touch screen device . The aim is to tap the fingertips on specific area of focus , which are the characters on a keyboard or keypad . Simply holding the finger down on a character is not the goal .
Level 1 Note :
� Name a keyboard character to be tapped as quickly as possible . o Example : tap the letter “ c .”
Tasks : �
Tap the named character as fast as possible for 10 seconds with any one finger . � Count the number of letters that were typed . � Repeat the tapping and counting tasks 5 times , with a 10 second rest period between each time .
� Repeat the tasks using a different finger until the task is done using all fingers on both hands .
Level 2 Note :
� Name 2 keyboard characters to be tapped as quickly as possible . o Example : name the letter “ d ” and “ f .”
Tasks : �
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Tap the named characters as fast as possible for 10 seconds . Use one finger per character , only using one hand at a time . o Example : d f d f d f d f d f d f Repeat the tapping task 5 times , with a 10 second rest period between each time .
� Repeat the tasks using different fingers until the task is done using all fingers on both hands .
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