Fine motor skills for typing! When handwriting is difficult, we often lean on technology to help support literacy and learning. Speech to text can be great for some children and typing (keyboarding) is also recommended. Typing is a complex skill that requires bilateral coordination (using both hands together in a coordinated way), visual perceptual skills, switching and dividing attention. The fine motor skills required for typing include wrist extension (while the forearm is resting on the tabl