Touch Typing For Dyslexia
Touch Typing For Dyslexia

I recently wrote an article about touch typing for Dr Susannah Pinkus who is an Education Expert specialising in Thinking & Learning Differences. Has your child recently been granted 'word-processing' as a reasonable adjustment at school and in examinations?...

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Top 10 typing tips – how to type in comfort
Top 10 typing tips – how to type in comfort

Top 10 typing tips These tips seem particularly important to me at the moment.   During lockdown I have been working at the kitchen table which is the wrong height but luckily, I have a monitor stand, a decent chair and as a touch typist I have managed to save my neck...

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Top 10 typing tips – how to type in comfort
What are the benefits of learning to touch type?

Have you ever tried typing with two fingers?   I just had a go and it's quite a slow and tiring process.   Now try typing with more fingers.   That's a bit faster.   Now imagine learning to type with all your fingers, starting from a central position and  also,...

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Top 10 typing tips – how to type in comfort
Learn To Type Fast

Is it really possible to type over 100 words per minute? Yes, it really is! This video shows one of my ex-students typing over 100 words per minute! When he started learning with me, he was using two fingers to type. We call that hunting and pecking the keys and it's...

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Is it possible to learn to type without looking?
Is it possible to learn to type without looking?

There are two different ways to type - the "hunt and peck" method where you use your fingers to hit one key at a time to type. Alternatively you can put both hands on the keyboard with your fingers resting on the A,S,D,F and ;, J, K, L keys and thumbs hovering over...

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Top 10 typing tips – how to type in comfort
Did you know? Fun Keyboard and typing facts from Type IT!

Some interesting keyboard and typing facts from around the world! What's the longest word on the top row? Typewriter is the longest word that can be made using one row of the keyboard.  The word Typewriter can be typed using only the top row on QWERTY keyboards. Some...

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Typing Courses Online – For Children and Adults
Typing Courses Online – For Children and Adults

Children and Adult Touch Typers - Different Learning Styles It's quite interesting to see the difference between our adult and junior touch typers. The principle is the same. Aim for a high accuracy and don't worry about the speed - that will come later. Adults are...

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