Quad Shot Academy Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 At what age did you teach your children to type the right way and did you use a program or curriculum? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Both your olders (8 and 6) could be doing typing right now. I started my dd with Typing Instructor Deluxe then got the kid version when it came out. Both are good for actual instruction, showing where to place their fingers, how to strike the keys, and building them progressively. I'll tell you though, the best thing for her typing has been the Calvert Spelling cd's. For some reason she adores them, will spend 45 minutes doing them, and of course they involve typing the words! I'd suggest starting off with a program to teach proper typing positions then just get them on in a variety of ways, games, etc. till they get faster. We aren't obsessive about practicing, so I don't even know how fast she types. We started working on it in the evenings while I was making supper, just 15 minutes a pop, around late 1st grade preparing for writing in 2nd. For some reason I thought she'd type all her papers that way, haha! Now that she's going into 4th, I'm going to make the leap and require her to type her paragraphs. We've been doing WT2, and the models for that are so long that there's no way she could type all that in a timely fashion. None of the other kids in the class type theirs either, the moms do. But I'm planning on focusing on paragraphs in 4th, which will be short enough that I think she can handle it in a timely fashion. At least that's my goal. So definitely do it, but don't be shocked if it takes a while to get them fast enough to actually DO anything with it. Or maybe we just aren't diligent enough with practice? Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hose Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 We started Typing Instructor Deluxe at about age 10. You could definitely start younger. Just like anything... practice, practice, practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra in va Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 We've used Typing Pal, Jr. with our kids starting at around 7-8 yo. It has been successful. The only problem is that it has been hard to be consistent with practice. We are going to make typing a priority this summer and hopefully get their proficiency up. Without all their other subjects, it will be easy to fit it in. Then, they'll be ready to go for next year. OhElizabeth - thanks for the reminder to get my youngers going! Easy to forget they can be doing this, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 We started Typing Instructor Deluxe at about age 10. You could definitely start younger. Just like anything... practice, practice, practice! Love Typing Instructor Deluxe, and my 2nd grader is learning now. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTea Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 My youngest boys learned in K and 1st and used SpongeBob typing. It sounds silly but it worked and taught real typing skills and it was fun. They are in 2nd and 3rd grade now and email their dad daily (he is deployed). HTH Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 My ds11 has been using Typing Instructor Deluxe for Kids. He likes it. It's like a game. You are on Typer Island and you have typing adventures and games. I got him started on it because I was hoping that typing his essays would be faster and easier to edit. We haven't gotten that for yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I didn't believe a 5 year old could learn to type, but I was wrong! I recommend Read, Write, and Type by Talking Fingers. It really works, and it reinforces phonics. http://www.talkingfingers.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claussenpc Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 My 10,8, and 6year olds all love typing Instructor delux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitful vine Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I taught my kids the basics of typing at about the age of 6. Then they type up their reports and writing assignments. It's just enough so they can learn where the keys are, and get use to the idea of typing, before we proceed onto a formal typing course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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