Hi… Ive been doing searches on this Message Board to figure out
a typing program for my 8 yr old son who has signifigant writing delays
and absolutley hates to write.
Can anyone tell me if they preferred Type to Learn vs Read Write
Type. I’m looking for a program that will keep his interest.
If he found the software “boring” obviously he wouldn’t
be willing to do it. Getting him to write is like pulling teeth.
Any and all comments about these 2 programs or any others
would be greatly appreciated, I’d like to try to do it myself
at home by spending 10 minutes a day and using a reward
system to keep him motivated .
Thanks so much for all input.
Re: Best typing software for 8 yr old
We used Read, Write, and Type last summer with our 9 year old son. He really liked it and so did his 5 year old brother. His brother did not learn to type but learned all his letters and sounds.
Beth
Read write and type is based on phonemes
rather than home row order, etc. Their motto is you can type whatever you can say. Each sound has several activities. One of them is memory based. a word or a phrase is displayed, removed and then the student must type the word or phrase several times. If you have students with short term memory problems, its tough.
But on the whole Read, Write and Type is very good and the language-based approach is better than the drill, drill, drill
For what its worth, elementary students such have body position and hand position emphasized over speed. If you can those - speed will follow.
Good luck
Re: Read write and type is based on phonemes
Slam, Dunk Typing was fun for my now 10 year old. My 9 year old son still likes it. Type to learn was BORING! My oldest was very frustrated that he could not get to the games.
My son hated Type to Learn. He thought it was boring and “unfair” because you had to reach a certain typing speed before you could play any of the reward games. We used Read, Write and Type starting at age 7 and he enjoyed it. On the advice of his doctor, we did not insist on perfect touch typing form. Instead, we encouraged him to play typing games for fun and practice and to type however he wanted when he was completing school work. Eventually, he became a proficient typist with perfect touch typing form.
Andrea