At Boondall State School we start the students in Year 4 on a keyboard program called Kid's Typing Skills.  This is a free downloadable program found at this website.

http://www.kidwaresoftware.com/kidtype.htm

It would help all students if they were encouraged to regularly improve their skills by spending 10 to 15 minutes nightly using this program or by typing their spelling list, friends names, etc.