- Be instructed in either English or Spanish
- 3 age groups – 8-11, 12-15 and 16+
- Initial typing test for baseline skill reading
- Alternate between standard keyboarding or 10-key lessons
- Custom lessons including speed tests and dictation
Product Description
No matter if you’re an adult or a child, Mavis Beacon is a great way to get comfortable with your keyboard and hone your typing proficiency. Students start by signing in and customizing the setup, allowing them to learn in either English or Spanish, and allowing the program to automatically tailor the content based on the age range chosen. After a typing test to determine starting skill. Mavis Beacon will choose and appropriate level to start lessons based on the te… More >>
I bot this for my 8yo daughter. She is doing great and enjoying it except for a program glitch: it doesn’t advance properly – every 3rd or 4th lesson the program gives a lesson that includes all letters on the keyboard; as I saw in some reviews – you can get through the ‘advanced’ lesson and then it returns to a proper progression, BUT – it keeps doing this every 3rd or 4th lesson which is a real pain. Other reviews that I’ve looked up elsewhere (not just Amazon) say that the company acknowledges the problem but calls it ‘minor’. I guess that means they don’t think it important enough to fix. It is a very inconvenient problem in the program. Putting the glitch another way: you learn, say – 10 keys – then the next lesson will have all 26 letters in the lesson assuming you’ve learned all 26 when you’ve only learned 10 – you get past this lesson and it goes back to teaching you keys 11 & 12, you practice 12 keys for a couple of lessons – then the next lesson has the whole keyboard on it once again, and this repeats time and again. We’re giving up and buying our 3rd typing program hoping it will work. (The first we tried, Typing Instructor for Kids – didn’t advance at all – she learned the home keys and then it stayed on the home keys forever not advancing to other keys – aahh! – We just want to learn to type!). We will try “Typing Quick & Easy” this time.
Rating: 1 / 5
She’s good, consistent, and always supportive. Mavis Beacon has been around for years and she is still the best one out there. I haven’t gotten far in the software, but, already, I am typing without looking down! Crazy!! There are time trials and other fun games. All of this reflects on your score and you can print out a certificate afterwards. This is perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on their typing skills with a little fun and challenge mixed in.
Rating: 5 / 5