Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION] Reviews

5 Responses to Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION] Reviews

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   Tina on August 30, 2010 at 7:26 am

   Review by Tina for Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION]
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   I purchased this title for my eight year old daughter – she loves it! She is having so much fun, while making great strides in her typing ability! Thanks, Individual, for such a wonderful product!
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   Grandma on August 30, 2010 at 8:01 am

   Review by Grandma for Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION]
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   I bought this as practice for my 8-year-old granddaughters who took typing in school this year. Have only had it a few days, but they are glued to it during their free computer time. It enourages touch-typing and accuracy.

   We’ve found only one flaw. One of the girls pressed the back-arrow to see what would happen and she lost several chapters of the work she had completed. I’m not sure what caused the glitch — expect it was operator error, but couldn’t identify it.

   They are having a lot of fun practicing, and they are improving speed and accuracy in a short time. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I think a children’s program should make it difficult to wipe out completed work. If it weren’t for that, I would give it 5 stars.
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   A. LaLonde on August 30, 2010 at 8:53 am

   Review by A. LaLonde for Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION]
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   My son had never really typed before and he failed the first typing test a few times. I thought he was just going to give it up. But he had lost his computer game privileges for a few days and asked to play the typing game. Longing for computer stimulation, he really got into it and was soon playing the games offered in the software. I like the emphasis on correct finger placement, offered in a fun way, and the fact that the games only test kids on the keys they have already learned. Well worth it.
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   book lover on August 30, 2010 at 9:27 am

   Review by book lover for Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION]
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   My 8 year old loves it, and I see how pretty fast she is using correct finger placement (unlike me..) and getting faster at typing. I think that the way the software is setup, combining games with learning is perfect.

   We’ve tried others, like the disney one in the past, and they never held her interest.
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   Slatternly Jones on August 30, 2010 at 9:56 am

   Review by Slatternly Jones for Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3 [OLD VERSION]
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   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.