This award-winning typing program is educational, entertaining, and motivating. It teaches all keyboarding basics, proper hand positions, and speed, and accuracy. Kids can learn in English and Spanish. Sit back, relax, and watch your kids get to the head of the class with this award-winning program, preferred by teachers and parents. For Children ages 6—12

Features

• Keyboard & typing games add motivation and fun
• Ten Typing Plans for different age groups, beginning with the home row
• Children can learn in English or Spanish
• Kid-appropriate content, proven typing instruction techniques and a strong typing curriculum

Minimum System Requirements

• Pentium class PC or higher
• Microsoft Windows Vista, XP or 2000
• 128 MB RAM
• 480 MB Hard Disk Space Available
• CD-ROM Drive
• 800 x 600, 16-Bit Color Display
• Sound Card
• Speakers or Headphones
• Mouse
• DirectX 8 Compatible Video

I was already pretty good at the keyboard, but in order to write this review, I typed my way through all the lessons of Typing Instructor for Kids. Its systematic instruction is filled with speed and accuracy games. To my surprise, the games increased my skill!

Colorful animated characters guide the child at every step. On Typer Island, the child encounters five levels (or lands). He learns finger-to-key placement in the Old West, escapes danger Under the Sea, etc. Completing the lessons and games in one land enables him to explore the next land of greater difficulty, where he plays new and more exciting games. Typing his way through all the lands, he seizes the castle and becomes king of Typer Island. The course is filled with incentives to move ahead to gain treasure. I found one of the most challenging games to be Diamond Glider. It teaches steady rhythm. WPM (words per minute) and accuracy are always monitored. New features include 10 typing plans for different age groups and two new games. Ages 7 and up. 128MB RAM, Windows 00/XP/Vista.

—Nigel

Average Rating:

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Reviewed by Ina Wangerin (North Lawrence, NY), May 11, 2010

Our children love this program. Even our 7 year old is getting good in typing in just a few weeks.

Reviewed by Michelle Nigro (Brighton, CO), March 11, 2010

My kids love this program; it gives them many different "games" and keeps their interest. My very skeptical 10 year old son didn't want to try a new program because he liked our previous one, but I find him on this program well after our school day has ended:weekends even! I recommend it for the price and value.

Reviewed by Nadia (San Francisco, CA), February 19, 2010

LOVE LOVE LOVE! I have a 6 yr old and a 12 year old and they both love to play. I must admit that the 6 year old is beginning to catch up:) I have bumped my older daughter to the Typing Platinum which is more comprehensive and applicable to her age/skill. Also, Typing for Kids 4 is the older version, if you had issues with this try the Typing for Kids 5...Definitely the winner;)

Reviewed by Bianca (Canada), November 29, 2009

Really disappointed in the games, with Egyptian gods, shooting so on....Some of them were scary for kids.

Reviewed by cindi (kansas city, mo), October 27, 2009

I am really disappointed in this program. The ages are listed as 6-12, but probably should be 5-8...it's very "slow, silly" for children who are computer/video game savvy. Also, the program would not load correctly on my laptop with Vista, and the "tech dept" at Individual Software was not the least bit helpful. After several unproductive emails, I just gave up. I will probably just give this to a friend with a child around 5 years of age.

Reviewed by Jhan Sauer (Hilton, NY), September 21, 2009

After loading this product on our computer, we were unable to get any sound. The tech support suggested that we reconfigure our hard drive and remove many items from our hard drive just to get sound! This program is not worth the money if we have to remove all these things from our hard drive just to use it!

Reviewed by Deborah Acosta (Cordova, TN), August 29, 2009

This is an AMAZING program! It is high-end; entertaining, engaging and graphical. The animated characters are friendly, cute and quickly become connections...we love it! 5 stars are not enough.

Reviewed by Julie Tucker (Edwardsville, IL), June 09, 2009

This a wonderful product. We were looking for a CD-Rom that works with Vista, but none were available. It seems most of the keyboarding is online (or using XP or 98 formats) so we were happy to find it. I've got four kids ages 8 to 13 using Typing Instructor and they all are learning and having fun. It varies the setting often and is good at little increments of difficulty. It progresses as fast as you can, or as slowly as you need to. I'd give it 5 stars, but i reserve my 5-star ratings for great literature.

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