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Why Typing Software for Kids?


Typing software for children is a no-brainer. Consider the advantages:

  • Typing software offers you the easiest, most effective way to teach children to type

  • It's best to start kids on the typing habit when young—typing will become second-nature by the time they are teens

  • Prepare children for the inevitable typing tests that schools give at progressively younger ages

  • Acing typing tests isn't everything—student typists have a big advantage over non-typing peers in any subject where they must research or write

  • We live in a computer world—typing skills are required for a large variety of jobs, including many entry-level positions

  • Typing software is an inexpensive investment with long-term rewards—a child will use typing skills throughout their entire life

  • Because typing software is entertaining, your children will spend more time at the keyboard—and you might even be tempted to try typing software yourself
Typing software starts children with the basics by teaching proper finger placement and movement, then reinforces those lessons with clever exercises and visual rewards.

Using typing software, children learn to type at their own level, at their own pace. Because typing software is fun to use, children gain valuable typing skills eagerly, with little or no frustration.

In this site, you'll find articles on typing for children and typing software reviews that can help you decide which typing software package will best suit your family. At TopTenREVIEWS — We do the research so you don't have to.™


What to Look for in Typing Software for Kids

Without test-driving the software yourself, it's tough to know what to look for in a typing program, particularly one for your children. Below are the criteria TopTenREVIEWS used to evaluate typing software.

  • Typing Software Ease of Use – We look for typing software that's easy for everyone to use—young children, computer-savvy teens, parents and even grandparents. Most computer novices should be able to set up and start using the typing software without assistance.
  • Typing Software Feature Set –
      Quality typing software offers new users a pretest to automatically determine their typing start level, and should offer optional warm-up exercises

      Typing software for children should include a variety of lessons, drills, tests and activities that cover all typing skills

      Advanced typing lessons should teach 10-key and other numeric typing skills

      The typing software practice library should be large enough to offer your child many interesting reading selections for typing practice, and the typing program should allow you to input new text for typing practice

      Typing practice should go beyond typing from text—children should learn to type from audio narrations as well

      Typing software should track typing speed, accuracy and chart the typing progress of several typists

      Typing software should be customizable so that your child can focus on and practice weak typing areas—such as one hand, one keyboard row, or even a specific set of keys

      Typing software for kids should consistently demonstrate correct finger placement using hand guides, and versatile typing software offers lesson visuals for both standard and split keyboards

      Games—typing software for children should be loaded with a wide variety to meet all typing skill levels—beginning to advanced

  • Typing Software Ease of Installation – Typing software installation should be automatic and glitch-free, and there should be little setup required beyond a typing pretest.
  • Typing Software Help & Support – The typing software should include help files that answer common questions, and the manufacturer should offer software owners telephone and email customer service.
If you are ready for your kids to have fun while learning typing, add typing software to their daily activities.

To read our top-ranked review for typing software for kids, click here.

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December 13, 2006
Students rediscover penmanship
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When Gilda Watson was in elementary school, teachers carved out a block of the day to teach penmanship. Students scrawled letters into handwriting notebooks and practiced daily to perfect their penmanship.


December 10, 2006
ABC's of typing
Charlotte.com
If you were asked to redesign the computer keyboard, chances are you would end up with a very different design from the standard QWERTY layout, which was developed for typesetting more than 130 years ago.


December 5, 2006
High-tech Learning Tools Make City Schools More Effective—And Fun
Resident Publications
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Typing Software for Children—Make Learning Fun!

Teaching your kids to type is easier than ever with typing software designed with children in mind. Spunky typing exercises and clever games effectively teach typing skills and provide a ton of fun.

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