Touch Typing Courses for Children

Does your child need to learn how to touch type?

Children are never more than a few paces away from a keyboard and typing text rather than writing is a normal way of working for them. So if you are looking to help them type faster, without wasting time and energy looking down at the keyboard, you have come to the right place.

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Does your child have dyslexia? - We can help with keyboard confidence and get them exam ready

If your child has a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, ASD or a visual impairment, writing by hand can stop their creativity. Touch typing is the single most effective way to help a child with a specific learning difficulty who may struggle with handwriting and getting their thoughts on to paper.

Course Options

Option 1: Our Remote Tutor Supported Courses:

Our 12 Week online remote course is perfect for all children that wish to learn how to touch type including DofE Students.

Our tutors can adjust the course specifically for the needs of your child. Every week they will set their lessons, adjust the workload and give lots of praise and encouragement. The aim is for them to be computer confident and exam ready. For younger children or those with an SpLD, we recommend that parents support their child whilst they are having their lessons at home.

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Option 2: Intensive Holiday Courses:

We run a live Zoom intensive touch typing course during the school holidays - so Easter, Summer, Christmas and during the half terms. We work in small groups with trained friendly tutors leading the sessions. Lessons run from 9am - 11am, Monday to Friday. The cost of this course is £225.00. Click here for more information and dates.

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Option 3: One to One Lessons On Zoom with a Personal Tutor

If you would prefer a one to one lesson on Zoom with one of our tutors, we would be happy to discuss this with you. Please give us a call.

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Learn touch typing for your DofE Award

Why not learn touch typing for your Duke of Edinburgh award? It's a skill you can learn from home with our tutor guided 3 month course. You will receive weekly feedback and support from your own experienced and dedicated touch typing tutor. We will also complete your online Assessor's Report. Book here.

What Will My Child Achieve?

Your child will learn how to type the home row, top row and bottom row keys.
Your child will be able to touch type sentences and paragraphs aiming to reach a minimum 95% accuracy.
Speed will be dependent on each child’s progress but the aim is to achieve between 20-30wpm. There are options to continue learning to increase speed and learn numbers.
Your child will find it easier to spell words as they learn to type finger patterns.
Some students will move on to learn numbers and practice some dictation and copy typing.

Benefits of Learning to Touch Type

Work faster – typing can be up to 6 times faster than hunting and pecking keys.
Type at the speed of thought – fingers can keep up with the brain!
Laptop ready – for the classroom or for exams.
Be more accurate – make less errors as fingers know where they need to go.
Focus is on content, not on what the fingers are doing
Improved concentration – less other things to think about.
Ability to get thoughts down on paper - faster than writing or hunting and pecking.
Faster thought processing; not having to think about forming letters on paper.
Improved posture – head isn’t bobbing up and down to look at keyboard
Transferable skill – great for CV’s and university/work applications. Recognised by employers as an essential skill to have.

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