For children who love gaming, access to The Pirate Arcade is a great incentive. Our testers loved the pirate theming and the gem badges and the game rewards for completing exercises and regular practice we liked the online and emailed parent reports which offer detailed feedback about the child's progress and highlight the specific letters and key strokes that need work.

Typekids is an online touch typing course designed specifically for kids. Available for PC or Mac the software comes with an activation code so you can download it and install it on your computer immediately and you don't need an internet connection to use it.īest for: fantastic value for money – invest in Englishtype once and use it as many times as you like for the whole family.

Pricing: Buy Englishtype Junior or Englishtype Senior for £29.95 each, or £44.95 for both programs. They also found the open-ended lessons much less stressful than constant 'race-against-the-clock' type challenges! We were impressed with the typing learning journey on offer: key and finger relationships are reinforced with a rainbow of colours, you can access letter-by-letter analysis of your typing progress (in a surprisingly child-friendly graph format), type tests offer the opportunity to get personalised WPM certificates and special sections of the program offer extra practice for specific tricky-to-spell words, patterns and phrases. Our testers loved the customisation options (stickers, awards, games and outfits for the animated Professor can be 'earned' by completing lessons) and the practice diary, which can be used to set personal goals and track progress. The interface is colourful and simple to navigate, and the animated-key Professor character's calm British voice offers instructions, corrections and tips to keep learners on the right track. Developed by an educational psychologist specifically for the UK curriculum, Englishtype is a touch-typing tutor for children aged 6-11 (Junior) and 12+ (Senior).

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