Product Description

Typing Instructor For Kids 3 is an award-winning typing instruction system that teaches kids while it amuses them. Use proven typing methods for children in an entertaining, motivational and educational environment. Toby, Lafitte and friends will bring the games and exercises that turn young keyboarding novices into expert typists. Children will travel over water, under the sea and in the air, while trying to rule Typer Island! Advanced learners can try the Graduated Lessons where they type words, sentences and paragraphs Create custom tests and timings Auto-save activity results and scores Printable progress reports

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #208 in Software
• Brand: Individual Software, Inc.
• Model: EMM-TK3
• Released on: 2007-04-01
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Windows Vista
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Features

• Entertaining and educational typing-instruction software for kids
• Step-by-step typing instruction; 100s of lessons and tests
• 30+ challenges; multi-skill levels; results tracked for 5 typists
• 40 engaging practice stories; visual guides to finger/key placement
• Proven methods for skill-building; 11 action-packed games

From the Manufacturer
For over 20 years, Typing Instructor has helped individuals improve their typing skills. Now, Typing Instructor for Kids delivers the same proven typing methods for children in an entertaining and educational environment.

The Fun Typing Teacher for Kids

Lessons

• Structured touch-typing content
• Proven methods for skill-building
• Unique drills and interactive exercises
• Age-appropriate content
• Graphic guide hands
• Standard and split keyboards
• Multi-skill levels

Challenges

• 30+ challenges
• Comprehensive evaluation
• Timed challenges
• Advanced-level challenges

Saved Results

• Instant feedback
• WPM scores and accuracy percentages
• Results calculated from all activities
• Results tracked for five typists
• Performance assessment for key, finger, hand, and row
• Full-color progress charts, graphs, and certificates of achievement
• Printable results

Practice Material

• 40 engaging practice stories
• Children's classics, literature, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales
• Advanced skill-building lessons and challenges
• Dynamic variety

Games

• 11 action-packed games
• Child-friendly with age-appropriate content
• Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
• Games for 10-key play included
• Izzy's Oasis improves finger-to-key placement
• Diamond Glider improves typing rhythm
• Wild Bill's, Sea Creatures, Erik the Viking, and Typer Shark Abyss offer multi-level play

Explore the Lands of Typer Island

On Typer Island, you will explore five exciting lands on your way to the Castle. In each land, you will learn new keys, experience exciting typing challenges, and be engaged by fun games.

The Old West
Build basic typing speed and accuracy learning the home row keys in the dusty Old West. Play Izzy's Oasis and Wild Bill's for proper finger-to-key placement.

On the Water
Keep your fingers paddling and reach for keys beyond the home row playing Erik the Viking and Gone Fishin'.

In the Air
Let your fingers fly as you develop a steady typing rhythm and master essential proficiency skills playing Diamond Glider and Flotsam Fighter II.

Over the Edge
Sharpen your speed and dexterity while playing Cliffhanger and Xtreme Typing.

Under the Sea
Master the challenging keys and escape danger playing in the murky depths of Typer Shark Abyss and Sea Creatures. Look out!

Exciting Characters!
Jack, Simon, Lucy, Billy, and Max.

New Adventures!
Enjoy the new Explorer Isle and the Cave. Learn proven typing methods to advance your skill in Story Lagoon.

Lessons, Challenges, and Results: Proven educational and instructional techniques are incorporated into Typer Island's lessons and challenges. WPM (words per minute) and accuracy scores are reported and results are saved for up to five typists.

Capture the Castle!
Typer Island is an exciting place to learn to type! Follow the road to the Castle, traveling in five unique lands. Once inside the Castle, you'll find several fun and engaging activities to help you refine your keyboarding skills.

Educational

• Step-by-step typing instruction
• Hundreds of lessons and tests
• Proven typing instruction methods
• Measure progress and save results
• Visual guides to finger/key placement

Motivating

• Improve your typing skills and see your progress
• Earn treasures and points
• Practice typing kid's stories in the Story Lagoon
• Practice with lessons, challenges , and games on Explorer Isle
• Get to the Castle and become the ruler
• Enjoy the benefits of Typer Island and the Castle

Entertaining

• Typer Island is a fun place to learn
• Toby and Lafitte guide you through each stage
• The Castle offers additional exciting adventures
• 11 action-packed games

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Customer Reviews

Pretty neat
This is a pretty neat program, even for adults. We used it to introduce our nephew to touch typing and he made a lot of progress in two weeks, after he got past the not so intuitive opening bits. [Best to just jump past them.] Then I tried it to touch up my own typing skills -- worked well. The "kids stuff" is sort of fun once you get to a certain age, and the key thing is the keyboard exercise.

Great Product For Kids
I bought this product for my son to help him with his typing. He absolutely loves it! He really likes the games and is getting better and better with his typing. I definitely recommend this product!

Typer Island is a bore
My eight-year old son wouldn't go near this after trying it for one afternoon. The typing lessons are fine, they cover all the basics, but unless your child is super focused and diligent there are simply too many demands before you get to a reward (game). Although designed for kids, it is really not super kid-friendly. The rewards are too far apart, and frankly, not worth the effort. The voices used in this program are annoying, and Typer Island is dull dull dull. It really would have been easy to make this an interesting program...if only someone had thought it through. The creators should look to such educational games as Chess with Fritz and Chesster and some of the Reader Rabbit programs to understand incentives for kids.