Position your fingers on the correct keys. The fingers of your left hand should be resting on the A, S, D and F keys. Conversely, place the fingers of your right hand on the J, K, L and semicolon keys. This row is the "home row." Both of your thumbs should be on the space bar.
Move your fingers above and below the home row in order to type words that contain other letters aside from those in the home row. The period key is below the letter L, so you can use your right ring finger to type that symbol. Make sure to always return your fingers to the home row.
Hit the shift key with your pinkie in order to type capital letters. Remember to hold down the letter you wish to capitalize at the same time as holding down the shift key.
Start off by typing words and sentences that contain letters from the home row. Create practice sheets that contain words and phrases that focus on home row letters. Spend a few minutes each day until you feel comfortable with typing those letters.
Progress from the home row to letters above and below. Practice typing sentences containing these letters. If you want to challenge yourself, practice typing numbers. Remember that you can type the symbols that appear on the number keys by holding down the shift key and typing the number.
Keep practicing typing until you do not need to look down at the keys to figure out which letter is which. If you continue practicing on a daily basis, even for a few minutes, you will soon be able to type quickly and fluidly.