{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-543-360","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-543-360","heading":"Keyboarding (add-on endorsement)","body":"The program in keyboarding (add-on endorsement) shall ensure that the candidate holds an active license with a teaching endorsement or endorsements issued by the Virginia Board of Education and has demonstrated the following competencies:\n\n1. Possession of skills in fingering and keyboard manipulation techniques to model and provide touch keyboarding instruction;\n\n2. Ability to provide instruction that allows students to develop touch fingering techniques in a kinesthetic response to the keyboard required for rapid, accurate entry of data and information;\n\n3. Ability to provide instruction for current procedures in formatting documents;\n\n4. Ability to provide instruction that allows students to develop proper keyboarding techniques based on ergonomics research to minimize future repetitive strain injuries;\n\n5. Understanding of and proficiency in grammar, usage, and mechanics and their integration in writing and communications; and\n\n6. Understanding of and proficiency in pedagogy to incorporate writing as an instructional and assessment tool for candidates to generate, gather, plan, organize, and present ideas in writing to communicate for a variety of purposes.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 543. Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia","Part VII. Competencies for Endorsement Areas Article 1 General Competencies","Article 3. PreK-12 Endorsements, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12 Endorsements, and Adult Education"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter543/section360/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:42Z","sha256":"2aee65eb4f553769db58bf79d57c1e605f417ebcbca62972e812c535954669de","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-543-350","next":"us-va/8vac20-543-370"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}