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- [6 Surprisingly Common Typing Problems (and How to Fix Them)](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/6-surprisingly-common-typing-problems-and-how-to-fix-them/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Six Surprisingly Common Typing Problems (and How to Fix Them) In my work teaching children, teenagers and adults to touch type, I’ve noticed
- [Is Your Child’s Typing Really Exam-Ready?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/is-your-childs-typing-really-exam-ready/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Is Your Child’s Typing Really Exam-Ready? So many children and teenagers today are confident on a keyboard. They
- [How Touch Typing Helps Children with SEN Overcome Handwriting Difficulties](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-for-sen-children/) - Discover how touch typing can help children with SEN overcome handwriting difficulties and gain confidence, fluency, and exam success.
- [7 Top Tips - How To Ace School Exams This Summer!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/7-top-tips-how-to-ace-school-exams-this-summer/) - This article includes 7 exam tips to help your child excel in their GCSE or A Level exams this Summer. Learn how to make mind maps and effective study notes.
- [The Research-Backed Benefits of Typing for Cognitive Development](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-research-backed-benefits-of-typing-for-cognitive-development/) - Learning to touch type is a powerful tool for cognitive development, especially for children with learning differences like dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD
- [The Brilliant Case for Touch Typing Courses for Kids: Why Summer Holidays Are Ideal](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-brilliant-case-for-touch-typing-courses-for-kids-why-summer-holidays-are-ideal/) - As the school year comes to a close in just a few months’ time, parents often ponder how best to utilise this extended free time for their children's benefit. While summer camps and holidays are undoubtedly enjoyable, it's also a fantastic moment to invest in their long-term skills development. One such invaluable skill is touch
- [The Keyboard's Magic: 13 Compelling Benefits of Learning to Touch Type](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/13-benefits-of-learning-to-touch-type/) - In today's digital age, where typing is an essential skill, mastering touch typing can be a game-changer. Touch typing refers to the method of typing without looking at the keyboard, relying solely on muscle memory. While it may seem daunting at first, the benefits it brings far outweigh the initial challenges. Here are 13 compelling
- [Typing In GCSE Exams](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-in-gcse-exams/) - When it comes to GCSE exam time, if your child has handwriting which is perhaps painful, slow or illegible, they may end up losing marks. They may struggle to finish their work in timed conditions which can be really frustrating for them especially if they are full of great ideas but can’t get them down
- [The 10 Mistakes To Avoid When Learning To Touch Type!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/10-mistakes-to-avoid-when-learning-to-touch-type/) - Most people think that learning to touch type is all about speed typing. Yes, it is when you are proficient, but as a beginner, you have to go SUPER SLOW
- [7 Top Tips - How To Type Safely](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/7-top-tips-how-to-type-safely/) - In this article, we will look at the importance of typing ergonomics and give you 7 top tips for how to type safely for both for ourselves and our children. In today’s digital age, typing has become an integral part of our daily lives, whether it’s for work, school, or leisure. While typing may seem
- [10 Astonishing Keyboard Facts You Didn't Know](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/top-10-keyboard-facts) - Take a deep dive into a device you use daily but may know little about. We bring you 10 fascinating keyboard facts that will surprise, amuse, and enlighten! From the QWERTY origins to historical tidbits, you're about to see your typing tool in a whole new light. Let's get typing! Did you know? When you
- [Is the Duke of Edinburgh Award Worth Doing?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/is-the-duke-of-edinburgh-award-worth-doing) - For the last 5 years, Type IT! is proud to be part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. As an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE, we have helped hundreds of young people learn to touch type for their skills award. There’s a lot more to the DofE than just something to put on a
- [What Are The Hidden Costs of Touch Typing?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-hidden-costs-of-touch-typing) - Touch typing is an essential skill for anyone using a computer these days but just what are the hidden costs of touch typing? Touch typing is only effective when the RIGHT fingers are used to press the right keys. Using the wrong keys can have a significant impact on your typing speed, accuracy, and overall
- [Just How Many People Can Touch Type?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/just-how-many-people-can-touch-type) - According to research, less than 20% of people can touch type fluently. So, although we are living in a digital age with computers all around us, and with the main method of inputting data in the UK being a keyboard, the majority of 80% of people are still using the hunt and peck method for
- [What Is The Best Keyboard Layout To Help You Type Faster?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-is-the-best-keyboard-layout-to-help-you-type-faster) - Even though it’s over 100 years old, the QWERTY keyboard layout is still around and used everywhere. It’s on our phones, our laptops. Even our Smart TVs use a QWERTY layout. The QWERTY keyboard – is it the best keyboard layout for productivity? Despite decades of technological development, we haven’t really migrated away from using
- [How to help a child with Dysgraphia](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-to-help-a-child-with-dysgraphia) - What is Dysgraphia? Dysgraphia comes from a Greek term which literally means difficulty (dys) writing (graphia). Dysgraphia is a neurological language or non-language based disorder, that first appears when children are learning to write. It can cause problems with handwriting, spelling and sentence formation. Many children have difficulties with handwriting, but dysgraphia is more serious.
- [The Many Benefits of Learning How to Type Fast and Accurately](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-many-benefits-of-learning-how-to-type-fast) - Typing remains a fundamental skill, and learning to type fast and accurately should be considered an essential skill for anyone who sees themselves working with a computer (which is most people!). 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴? It's typing using all of your fingers WITHOUT looking. It means you can type at the speed
- [Parent and Child Learning](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/parent-and-child-learning/) - My son (age 12) came home the other day enthused by the app Duolingo. He was enjoying the Spanish games but the problem was that with the free version, if you ran out of hearts, you had to wait quite a long period before you could play again and/or watch video promotions in order to
- [A Love of Learning](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/a-love-of-learning/) - I read a quote the other day that said the job of an educator is to foster a love of learning. And if a young child starts to see learning as a chore and links it to a sense of boredom and frustration, it’s game over. It’s so true especially when it comes to learning
- [Can Touch Typing Really Help Children With Dyslexia?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/can-touch-typing-help-children-with-dyslexia/) - In short, yes absolutely! When students are diagnosed with a specific learning difference like children with dyslexia, ‘learn to touch type’ is often the recommendation that is written in an Educational Psychologist’s assessment report. Touch typing gives students with dyslexia with an alternative way to learn. Touch typing uses ‘muscle memory’ where you train the
- [What Is Touch Typing and Why Is It Important?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-is-touch-typing-and-why-is-it-important/) - Touch typing is the practice and skill of typing using all fingers on both hands without looking at the keys on a keyboard. Most people often ‘hunt and peck’ on a keyboard with two fingers. It’s slow and tiring. Especially if you have to use a keyboard in a professional workplace or for exams at
- [What Is A Good Typing Speed?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-is-a-good-typing-speed/) - There’s nothing worse than having to type an essay or a report or a long email if you are a slow typer, so what is a good typing speed to aim for? Typing a 2000 word report or essay at 60 words per minute (WPM), is going to take you just over half an hour
- [Learn How To Type Faster and Better](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-how-to-type-faster-and-better/) - Whether you are an adult or a child, these days we are never too far away from a computer keyboard so it’s more important than ever to learn how to type faster. Did you know that touch typing is at least 2 times faster than being ‘a fast typist’. So for every 6 hours of
- [Diary of an invigilator, GCSE exam learnings and tips](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/diary-of-an-invigilator-gcse-exam-learnings-and-tips/) - Exam prep, GCSE examinations A lovely 7.50 am start today on day one and my first task was to take out the triplicate copies of the room plan and put them in various locations to prepare students for where they needed to sit. The outdoor display case is particularly fun. In the mocks, I was
- [Touch Typing Summer Holiday Courses](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-summer-holiday-courses/) - Really looking forward to running our live online touch typing courses this Summer. ⭐ 1 Week Intensive Touch Typing Courses in July and August ⭐️ For children aged 9+. £225.00. ➡️ Type faster!➡️ Learn how to type without looking➡️ Type using all of the fingers➡️ Type confidently and accurately➡️ Type automatically without thinking Join me
- [Helping Your Child - How Much Is Too Much?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/helping-your-child-how-much-is-too-much/) - How many times have you wanted to step in and help your child when you see them struggling with a task? How hard it is to watch their first awkward attempts at a skill that comes easily from our experience. I’ll never forget when I went to view a nursery for my son. There was
- [Typing Workstation Checklist](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-workstation-checklist/) - It’s Monday morning and as we are all back sitting at our desks, it’s worth taking a moment to check that you are set up correctly. Here is our little checklist when the children come in for their typing lessons each week: Desk is in line with belly button. Arms are at 90° angle to
- [Mental health and exams](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/mental-health-and-exams/) - SATS, assessments, GCSE's and A levels, school life seems to be all about tests. My boys seem to be constantly having assessments since starting secondary school and I have just been emailed a large revision list for them both. So how can they cope with the stress of exams? Exercise. Studying all the time means
- [Typing for dyslexia](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-for-dyslexia/) - If you are a dyslexic adult, it's never too late to learn how to touch type. So thrilled for this gentleman who admittedly didn't find it easy to begin with. But oh my - he was not going to give up! He persevered and practiced every day. He can now use his touch typing in
- [Would you like your child to have better keyboarding skills?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/would-you-like-your-child-to-have-better-keyboarding-skills/) - Are they using two fingers? Is their typing painfully slow? 10 week Remote Touch Typing Course For Kids Our 10 week remote touch typing course is the perfect way to learn this incredible life skill. They have the choice of self learning weekly lessons with step by step help from a tutor each week OR
- [Touch Typing and Exams](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-and-exams/) - I felt SO proud yesterday. 😊 A past student asked for an assessment as he is keen to come back for a refresher typing course. It was 4 years ago that I last saw him when he was only 8 years old. Touch typing and dyslexia and dyspraxia His dyspraxia and dyslexia was quite severe
- [Touch Typing Fun](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-fun/) - At our Harrow Centre, the children are enjoying their morning cuddles with our new mood star cushion. It’s a great way to talk about how their week has been and help them feel better about themselves. They company also sell a mini set of mood stars. Perfect for children that are non verbal. https://www.wendywoo.uk/mymoodstars/
- [Tips to Improve Handwriting](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/tips-to-improve-handwriting/) - For children, neat, legible, cursive handwriting can be tough. Writing involves a good grip, coordination and writing for long periods can be extremely tiring, especially in an exam situation. If your child has educational needs then spelling, grammatical issues, and crossing outs can also be an issue. When my boys were in primary school, they
- [How to touch type the right way](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-to-touch-type-the-right-way/) - Our remote course is designed so that students can learn from home with our expert guidance. We upload videos and audio instructions throughout the course as well as providing "how to get better" personalised written feedback each week. Sounds pretty straightforward? For the majority of students it is. But we don't leave it to chance.
- [5* Touch Typing Review](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/5-touch-typing-review/) - Feeling very blessed to receive this recent review from a parent.
- [How to revise for GCSE exams effectively by the Type IT! Team](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-to-revise-for-gcse-exams-effectively-by-the-type-it-team/) - Lockdown has meant that children about to take their GCSE's and A levels are not as prepared as they might have been in the past. Some adjustments have been made but when I invigilated during recent mock GCSE exams, I was told to expect heightened anxiety from the students and to greet them with a
- [Stop Hunting and Pecking!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/stop-hunting-and-pecking/) - Hunting and pecking for the correct letter or number on the keyboard is a totally inefficient way to type. Yet in the UK most children bumble along with two or four fingers because they’ve never been taught how to do it properly. If you’d like the pupils at your school to learn keyboarding skills (touch
- [DofE Skill Ideas](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/dofe-skill-ideas/) - A lovely way to start the week with this review from one of our parents. If the pupils at your school are looking to learn a skill for their DofE, look no further! Come and learn touch typing with us! https://www.touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-to-touch-type-for-dofe-award/
- [Exam season, inside the exam hall](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/exam-season-inside-the-exam-hall/) - As an exam invigilator for 8 years, I have seen the work that goes on behind the scenes at my local secondary school. Apart from all the preparation, there are so many things to consider. When the exam rooms are set up, there is a lot to think of apart from children getting the right
- [What can you expect from me as your touch typing tutor?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-can-you-expect-from-me-as-your-touch-typing-tutor/) - As a Mum, I completely understand the pain you might be going through trying to get help for your child. I know because I’ve been there myself. I’m a Mum, not a teacher, so my approach is always heart centred. Someone described me as “Wendy is kind and caring but no nonsense and gets results”.
- [A new challenge by Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/a-new-challenge-by-type-it/) - Hopefully you will all be revitalised after the Easter Bank Holiday and now might be the time to take on a new challenge and to learn a new skill? We all have different ways of learning that work for us, but here are a few tips on how to learn the best possible way, whether
- [Looking for ideas for a DofE Skill?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/looking-for-ideas-for-a-dofe-skill/) - How about learning to touch type? Our 12-week course is designed specifically for DofE students. As an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE, the course can be completed anytime and anywhere. Please message me to find out more.
- [Type IT!  Easter Typing Quiz](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/type-it-easter-typing-quiz/) - With the Easter holiday approaching, here is a typing quiz for children (and their parents!) How many can you get right? Why not try our typing challenge and see how fast you can type? Can you find and type these words on the keyboard? Easter egg Bunny Spring Daffodil Chocolate Which hand should you
- [Touch typing is for all children as well as those with SEND](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-is-for-all-children-as-well-as-those-with-send/) - I met up with new new website design company yesterday in Birmingham. With any new project, it’s about getting to know me, what I’m passionate about and also getting to know my customers so that we can ultimately get the right message across on the website. It’s not difficult for me to talk about why
- [Overcoming difficulties when learning to touch type](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/overcoming-difficulties-when-learning-to-touch-type/) - I go out of my way to help my students overcome any challenges they are facing. This week I’ve been working with an 8 year old who is learning to touch type because he cannot hold a pen. He just doesn’t have the strength in his fingers. The first challenge was finger positioning. His fingers
- [There’s never been a better time for children to learn how to touch type.](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/theres-never-been-a-better-time-for-children-to-learn-how-to-touch-type/) - With children of all ages using a computer or laptop pretty much everyday, being able to use the keyboard properly is an essential digital skill. So what are the benefits of learning to touch type? ✳️ Work faster – typing can be up to 6 times faster than hunting and pecking keys saving hundreds of
- [A coffee or two a day…](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/a-coffee-or-two-a-day/) - I’m a huge coffee fan…as you can tell from my photo! But like many of us, I worry I am having too much caffeine. Well there’s some good news because a recent UK study has shown that drinking a few cups of coffee each day is actually good for us! 😃 A UK study of
- [Working from home during nice weather by Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/working-from-home-during-nice-weather-by-type-it/) - With more homeworking post lockdown, it can be really hard to sit down and stay focused now the weather is warming up. So how can you bring the outside to the inside, while staying comfortable indoors? Cut down on that dehydrating caffeine in hot weather. Substitute nice cool drinks of water. Too boring? Consider adding
- [What motivated me to set up my Type IT! business?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-motivated-me-to-set-up-my-type-it-business/) - I set up Type IT! because of a need to make money! Pure and simple. My husband and just been made redundant and my first business, Click IT! (Computer Clubs in Nursery Schools) wasn’t paying enough to support the both of us and pay the household bills. In survival mode, I thought of ways I
- [Be very careful when choosing a free touch typing course…](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/be-very-careful-when-choosing-a-free-touch-typing-course/) - There are so many free online courses out there, and I’ve seen all of them - the good, the bad and the ugly! Here are some of the problems to be aware of so you can choose the right course for your child. UK English: Many of the free courses use US spellings and grammar
- [Is touch typing faster?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/is-touch-typing-faster/) - The answer is a resounding YES! Hunting and pecking I was a fairly fast typist, hunting and pecking with four fingers. My speed test result was 42wpm. But it wasn’t fast enough for me. How fast do we think? We think much faster than we speak, with some researchers suggesting we think up to 800
- [Things to do this Easter](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/things-to-do-this-easter/) - I will be working from home over Easter as I'm sure many of you will with the current more flexible working conditions. So, when you can't get out and about, what can the kids be doing? An Easter egg hunt - I'm not sure if you ever grow out of this one - get some
- [Dysgraphia and Touch Typing](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/dysgraphia-and-touch-typing/) - We have more and more students coming to us to learn touch typing because they have dysgraphia. Mostly they find it difficult to write for an extended period of time. Learning to touch type for these children isn’t just desirable, it’s essential.
- [Top 10 typewriter facts from Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/top-10-typewriter-facts-from-type-it/) - Did you know? The typewriter was originally designed to print page numbers on books. The longest top-row word is 'rupturewort', a type of plant. Peru is the only country that can be typed on one row of a keyboard. The QWERTY layout was created in 1874 for Sholes & Glidden typewriters. It was designed to
- [Solve Handwriting Problems By Learning To Touch Type](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/solve-handwriting-problems-by-learning-to-touch-type/) - One of the most common reasons why parents want their children to touch type is because they find it tricky to write for an extended period of time. Thankfully there are some schools, more so in the private sector, that will allow pupils to use a laptop in class if they can demonstrate they can
- [Easter Intensive Touch Typing Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/easter-intensive-touch-typing-course/) - Now taking bookings for our intensive touch typing course running this Easter holiday. Age 9+. 🔷 5 days, 9-11am🔷 Live in our virtual classroom🔷 Fun and interactive sessions If you’re interested in finding out more, please message me. #EasterBreak #KidsActivities #TouchTyping #LearnASkill
- [Touch typing testimonial](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-testimonial/) - 🔸 “Amazed at the progress”🔸 “Such an easy process”🔸 “Positive and encouraging”🔸 “Highly recommend this course” If you have a child who would like to improve their typing skills or learn to touch type for their DofE Award, we would love to hear from you. Just give me a call on 020 8434 7111 or
- [Are after school clubs and activities important for my child?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/are-after-school-clubs-and-activities-important-for-my-child/) - I have noticed with my year 7 son, that there is a huge amount of homework at secondary school (especially post covid). I have also noticed that my oldest son in year 8 and some of his friends have cut down on the amount of clubs they do, due to travel to school and homework
- [Dyslexia Font](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/dyslexia-font/) - 'Dyslexia Font' is a representation of how people with dyslexia read letters. I was fascinated to read about Switzerland-based illustrator Rocio Egio who posted a graphic on her Instagram account that captured her interpretation of the alphabet. Pranav Bhardwaj, a designer based in New Delhi, was so inspired by her post that he reached out
- [Is Touch Typing like karate?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/is-touch-typing-like-karate/) - As well as working for Wendy at Type IT! I also work for ex-British and Commonwealth karate champion, Paul Abel, who runs a karate club in the Molesey and Esher area. Although in theory Touch Typing and karate are both very different disciplines, there are some similarities between the two! Touch typing and karate both
- [📣 New Touch Typing Courses Just Launched!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/📣-new-touch-typing-courses-just-launched/) - We specialise in helping children with dyslexia and other learning differences learn how to touch type. We offer a number of courses, both online and face to face, all of which are supported by our friendly and experienced typing tutors. Learn in as little as 10 weeks with a commitment of just one hour a
- [Happy Customers!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/happy-customers/) - Just a few comments from our happy customers this month! If you’d like to find out more about our touch typing courses for children and adults, just contact us for more info. #touchtyping #skillforlife
- [Do you feel like taking on a new challenge and learning a new skill?   What is the best way to learn?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/do-you-feel-like-taking-on-a-new-challenge-and-learning-a-new-skill-what-is-the-best-way-to-learn/) - We all have different ways of learning that work for us, but here are a few tips on how to learn the best possible way, whether learning to swim, play an instrument, learn a language, or touch type. Establish why you need to learn that skill. What are the benefits to you? What is your
- [Touch Typing And Muscle Memory](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-and-muscle-memory/) - Our brains are incredible! Touch typing is all about muscle memory, where you are forcing your brain to coordinate between a lot of different muscle movements. Students repeat finger movements over and over again until they become automatic without conscious thought. During our intensive course session yesterday, I was helping one young man who was
- [How a touch typing student didn’t want the course to end!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-a-touch-typing-student-didnt-want-the-course-to-end/) - This isn’t an ‘official’ review from a parent. Instead, we received this message in our inbox. How wonderful it made us all feel, from Tracy, who took great care in co-ordinating this child’s lessons and his tutor Jude, with her kind and caring nature. And also for me - knowing we have a brilliant product
- [Why parents come to us to help their child learn to touch type](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-parents-come-to-us-to-help-their-child-learn-to-touch-type/) - “He finds it very difficult to write.” “It’s becoming a major obstacle.” “He’s falling behind.” “She needs confidence in using a computer.” These are real comments from parents that come to us, often at their wits end trying to help their dyslexic or dyspraxic child. Touch typing is an essential skill to learn to help
- [Question time with Wendy Petersen, founder of Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/question-time-with-wendy-petersen-founder-of-type-it/) - What do you enjoy most about your job? I guess for me it's when a student actually finishes the course and the difference it really makes to them. It's wonderful to get such positive feedback from our students, especially when they come to us at the beginning, really lacking in confidence. You can see their
- [West London Business Awards - Finalist!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/west-london-business-awards-finalist/) - At the West London Business Awards last night as a finalist for Training and Education Provider of the Year. We didn’t win unfortunately, but it was lovely to be selected to attend such a prestigious event at Twickenham Stadium. #WLBA2022 #womeninbusiness
- [Even touch typists don’t type properly!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/even-touch-typists-dont-type-properly/) - Many of the people that come to us are already ‘touch typists’ - so why do they need our help? Undoing bad habits! Quote often their speed isn’t what it should be. And on closer inspection, it’s because they are not touch typing properly. So we have to undo any bad habits and start again.
- [February Half Term Touch Typing Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/february-half-term-touch-typing-course/) - With our one week intensive touch typing course starting this half term, I thought I would do a little Q&A of some common questions I get asked: 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀? How far they get through the course depends on so many factors; their age being just one of them. Generally the
- [6 Reasons Why Being An Accurate And Fast Typist Can Make Your Job Easier!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/6-reasons-why-being-an-accurate-and-fast-typist-can-make-your-job-easier/) - Due to advances in technology, I haven't walked into a recruitment agency in years. I'm not sure how things work now but, in the past, when you registered, you had to do quizzes in word and excel and a typing test. With the desire to do well and prove your speed, accuracy often flew out
- [Feb Half Term Touch typing course - Crash Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/feb-half-term-touch-typing-course-crash-course/) - We have a few places left for our February Half Term Touch Typing Course! Please join me live in our typing centre! #touchtyping #halfterm #skillforlife
- [The Type IT! Team](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-type-it-team/) - Running a small business with staff working remotely has its pros and cons. The biggest advantage is that they can work flexibly, whether they are university students, have second jobs or are bringing up a young family. As we don’t have a fixed place of work, it means we have to work twice as hard
- [Learn to touch type FAST!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-to-touch-type-fast/) - Want to learn to speed type e.g. type FAST without looking or thinking? Type IT! Remote touch typing courses Our remote touch typing courses work like this: 🌼Choose how quickly you want to learn. Fast track (2/3/4/6weeks) or steady pace (12 weeks).🌼 Learn from home in your own time using our bespoke typing programme.🌼 Follow
- [Touch Typing for DofE](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-for-dofe/) - Don’t forget you can learn to touch type for your DofE skill! Bronze or Silver - 3 month course orGold - 6 month course We are an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE and welcome participants of all abilities. Join the course at any time and practice from home with our support.
- [Banish those aches with our working from home Type IT! tips](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/banish-those-aches-with-our-working-from-home-type-it-tips/) - Working from home can be a pain in the neck, literally. So how do we set up a comfortable workspace? A good chair I think we can all agree that a padded seat is essential, but your chair should also be height adjustable with adjustable back support. Set your chair height so you can use
- [Are you an electro chicken?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/are-you-an-electro-chicken/) - Do you peck at your keyboard? I was at the hospital yesterday and the consultant was doing just that. She couldn’t speak and type at the same time. Her head was bobbing up and down from screen to keyboard. She was making lots of errors so was continually backspacing. She was struggling to focus on
- [Helping Our Touch Typists from Start to Finish…](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/helping-our-touch-typists-from-start-to-finish/) - Thank goodness we ask all of our students to send us a video of them touch typing early on in the course. It helps us to spot any problems before bad habits set in. The majority follow our online videos and instructions and have no problems. But there are some that don’t. These two photos
- [Touch Typing is Fun To Learn!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-is-fun-to-learn/) - Somebody said to me recently that they found touch typing fascinating. And I guess it is in so many different ways. I think a lot of people are put off from learning to touch type because it involves ‘effort’ and ‘commitment’ and both are true. The same as learning any new skill. Touch typing doesn’t
- [A little Type IT! typing quiz for you](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/a-little-type-it-typing-quiz-for-you/) - Which finger should you be using to type the following letters? (Answers below) C Your index finger Your middle finger B Your left index finger Your right index finger Y Your left index finger Your right index finger X Your little finger Your ring finger Q Your ring finger Your little finger F Your middle
- [Why our remote touch typing courses work](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-our-remote-touch-typing-courses-work/) - This is why our remote touch typing courses work. We don’t leave our learners to muddle through on their own.
- [Half Term Intensive Touch Typing Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/half-term-intensive-touch-typing-course/) - Courses to suit everybody It’s getting very busy with our courses at the moment. Lots of sign ups for DofE courses and more adults than usual which is great! Flexible Learning The flexibility of the course is what makes it so appealing. With no set day to do the practice it allows learners to go
- [The Gift Of Touch Typing](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-gift-of-touch-typing/) - Some children really don't want to learn the skill and who can blame them? Just another 'thing' to have to do. But for some children, it's an essential skill and I am fortunate to work with many parents who understand the importance of it. I'm thrilled that one of my students has finished the course
- [Which do you prefer, the typewriter or the keyboard?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/which-do-you-prefer-the-typewriter-or-the-keyboard/) - You may have owned an old-fashioned typewriter in the past. As a child, I remember the thrill of finding one in a museum or during a stately home visit and enjoying the noise and sensation as I pressed down the keys and ting of the bell after a carriage return. Any writers portrayed in films
- [Why free online touch typing courses don’t work](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-free-online-touch-typing-courses-dont-work/) - Learning to touch type on your own isn’t easy. It’s not as straightforward as finding a free online programme and getting on with it. This photo is a perfect example of how things can go wrong despite a student showing good accuracies. As part of our remote course we ask students to submit a video
- [How Touch Typing Can Help Get Thoughts on Paper](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-touch-typing-can-help-get-thoughts-on-paper/) - This is one of my 10 year old students touch typing at over 20wpm. He struggles with working memory and finds handwriting difficult. Being able to touch type in school is going to be life changing for him. All children should learn this #lifeskill
- [Has your child ever tried to learn something on their own and given up?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/has-your-child-ever-tried-to-learn-something-on-their-own-and-given-up/) - Have you ever tried an online course and given up? I have plenty of times. It's usually because I start off with all good intentions, fired up and raring to go, and then by day 4, it's starting to get a bit tiresome, less interesting or there are other priorities that get in the way.
- [February Half Term Touch Typing Courses - Book Now!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/february-half-term-touch-typing-courses-book-now/) - My name is Wendy, and I am the Owner and Founder of Type IT! For the last 11 years I have been teaching children how to touch type which means I help them type automatically without ever looking at their fingers! It means they can get all their wonderful thoughts and ideas down onto paper
- [How to beat those January Blues, from the Type IT! Team](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-to-beat-those-january-blues-from-the-type-it-team/) - Christmas seems to have flown by far too fast. One minute we are all admiring the Christmas lights in the street and feeling nostalgic, going for Christmas strolls and watching those feel-good films and even dare I say, singing and jigging to Christmas songs in the supermarket and the next minute, the tree is back
- [Different styles of learning](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/different-styles-of-learning/) - I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I’m still working really hard on my confidence in the pool. For almost 3 years now, I’ve been triathlon training and swimming is my achilles heel. Being super fit doesn’t make you a great swimmer, or so I’ve realised. And it’s super frustrating. So what happened yesterday?
- [Are you a touch typist?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/are-you-a-touch-typist/) - Although touch typing is the most efficient way to type, there are other ways to do it. Which one do you do? Touch typing Touch typing - this is where you learn to memorise the keyboard and type automatically whilst focusing on the screen. This allows you to correct and edit on the fly. It
- [How can we start the New Year in the right way?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-we-start-the-new-year-in-the-right-way/) - It's happened again. All those plans to be "good" over New Year and yet, things seem to have rather gone out of the window. But don't feel bad; I think after the last year, with longer working hours and stressful uncertainty, that we all needed a bit of time out and time to relax. Think
- [Touch typing intensive course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-intensive-course/) - I’m really proud of this review from one of our parents. Her son recently attended one of our intensive touch typing courses and it was clear that our usual planned programme wasn’t quite right for him. We tailor the course to suit the child So we tailored a course just for him, delivered by one
- [How do you get a good night's sleep?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-do-you-get-a-good-nights-sleep/) - With the pandemic in our minds along with work and family life, anxiety (or the menopause!) it is hard to switch off sometimes and get a good night's sleep. So how can you get a good night's sleep? Try to keep a consistent bedtime during the week and weekends. At weekends, try not to vary
- [The 21st Century Office!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-21st-century-office/) - I think we all want a good work life balance. I’ve been lucky for the last 25 years being able to work flexibly around my family. I’ve seen first hand the benefits it can bring. A recent survey of 2000 UK tech workers found out that 72% said remote working was important to them and
- [Xmas Intensive Course Success!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/xmas-intensive-course-success/) - I love this photo taken at our Harrow centre 3 years ago. We’re still running intensive courses but virtually this time around and my young assistant Dhruv is still with me! He’s a great role model to the children, motivating them to learn and try their best. So this week I’ve been helping a very
- [What’s in the name?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/whats-in-the-name/) - What does the term ‘touch typing’ mean to you? Does it conjure up visions of secretarial school and old-fashioned typewriters? Sadly, this is a common thought and one which, in my opinion, needs to change. An essential skill all children should learn In this digital technological age, touch typing e.g. using all the fingers to
- [Touch Typing Success](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-success/) - I’m so proud of my student J who finished the course a couple of weeks ago. He has difficulties with English at school and struggles with working memory. When he first started with me it would take him several attempts to remember a single keystroke. By the following week he’d forgotten it again. Helpful reassurance
- [Ways to make Christmas easier from Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/ways-to-make-christmas-easier-from-type-it/) - Ways to make Christmas easier If you are juggling work and home life and haven't quite got round to those presents yet, how can you make Christmas easier? Here are a few tips from Type IT! to help you on your way. 1. Instead of writing out all those Christmas cards, why not put
- [Remote Touch Typing Course For All Ages](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/remote-touch-typing-course-for-all-ages/) - As well as our LIVE Christmas intensive touch typing course coming up, you can join our remote online course at any time. Perfect for those who prefer to work more independently. Suitable for all ages Suitable for all children and adults from 9+. SEND students may need some additional parental support at home but we
- [Why our touch typing courses focus on quality](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-our-touch-typing-courses-focus-on-quality/) - At Type IT! It’s important for our tutors to be able to give genuine, detailed and valuable feedback to their students each week. This is delivered by email to the parent or adult taking the course. For this reason we limit the number of students each tutor looks after. As a business we value quality
- [Touch Typing is the perfect gift this Christmas](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-is-the-perfect-gift-this-christmas/) - If you’re stuck for present ideas this Christmas, why not give someone the gift of touch typing! Our 12 week remote course is fully tutor supported with weekly check-ins by email every week with one of our amazing tutors. Each course voucher costs £195.00 and you can even spread the cost over three months. Just
- [Touch typing for adults](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-for-adults/) - You really are never too old to learn to touch type. Just last week I was talking to a group of accountants and solicitors at a networking event. Getting on to the subject of my job, they all went on to tell me how they type with one finger! In this digital age, why don’t
- [Learning to touch type fast!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learning-to-touch-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 and it's super slow. Once you have learnt
- [12 days until Christmas, prepare to touch type tips](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/prepare-to-touch-type-tips/) - What should you be thinking about before you learn to touch-type? 1. Take stock of where you are and what your typing speed is. You can do this by taking our typing challenge. Feel free to try and compete against your friends and family! Typing Test Competition - How Fast Can You Type? - Type
- [Why DIY touch typing courses don’t work!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-diy-touch-typing-courses-dont-work/) - This review from one of our parents is exactly the outcome we are trying to achieve from our touch typing courses and why DIY courses don’t often work. I’m so chuffed with this.
- [Can our tutors touch type?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/can-our-tutors-touch-type/) - Of course they can! Some learnt to touch type decades ago when they were at school or college and others have learnt more recently. In fact, many of my tutors are ex-students of mine. As they have been through the Type IT! touch typing course themselves, they are able to steer and guide learners quickly
- [An Amazing Result!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/an-amazing-result/) - A lovely start to my weekend! It’s been a long journey for this student who finished the course today. Now he can use his laptop confidently in school to help him with all his written subjects. He completed the course typing with an accuracy of 96% accuracy and 24 words per minute. He is so
- [Book Now for 1 week intensive course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/1-week-intensive-touch-typing-course/) - My name is Wendy, and I am the Owner and Founder of Type IT! For the last 10 years I have been teaching children how to touch type which means I help them type automatically without ever looking at their fingers! It means they can get all their wonderful thoughts and ideas down onto paper
- [Top 10 Benefits of Touch Typing](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/top-10-benefits-of-touch-typing/) - Top 10 Benefits of Touch Typing Speed - being able to touch type is so useful as work can be completed more quickly without having to hunt and peck for the keys. An early start in touch typing can really help to get through work more quickly. Accuracy - learning to touch type means that
- [How will The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme (DofE) help my child?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-will-the-duke-of-edinburgh-award-scheme-dofe-help-my-child/) - The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme (DofE), how will it help my child? Have you ever wondered what it's all about? As an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE, at Type IT! we can give you a little insight into what's involved and tell you about the benefits for your child. The Duke of Edinburgh
- [Helping children who NEED to learn touch typing](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/helping-children-who-need-to-learn-touch-typing/) - We make it our mission to help children who NEED to learn touch typing. It’s not just a want or desire for them - it’s a necessity. This student attended one of our one week intensive courses and then carried on learning with our support for a further 6 weeks. She is now typing at
- [Intensive Courses To Help Children with Dyslexia and other SpLDs.](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/intensive-touch-typing-courses-for-kids/) - The majority of the children that attend our intensive touch typing course have mild to moderate dyslexia, dyspraxia or dysgraphia. How our tutors can help It is evident on day 2 just how important it is to have our team of tutors on hand to help the children. Groups of three students to one tutor
- [Xmas Holiday one-week intensive touch-typing class for age 9+](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/xmas-holiday-one-week-intensive-touch-typing-class-for-age-9/) - Xmas Holiday one-week intensive touch-typing class for age 9+ 20th-24th December Join our friendly team of tutors live in our virtual zoom centre from Monday 20th-Friday 24th December from 9am- 11am. We will pack a whole lot of typing action into our week and we will have your child typing (without looking!) in no time
- [Need some help to de-stress your life?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/need-some-help-to-de-stress-your-life/) - With stress awareness week just behind us, here are some simple ways to destress and unwind. Work When you are at work, make sure you take a lunch break and breaks throughout the day. Everyone needs to take a break. Rather than eat lunch at your desk, weather provided, it might be nice to take
- [Saturday fun at Type IT HQ!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/saturday-classes-harrow/) - My student’s favourite game during break is ‘Rhino Hero’. How high can they build the tower of cards before it falls down? It’s not as easy as it looks especially when you have to balance the little rhino guy on the top!
- [A determined adult learner!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/adult-learning-to-touch-type/) - I had the pleasure of teaching an adult how to touch type a few weeks ago. In my experience, the children I work with tend to grasp it a lot quicker than the adults. I’m not sure why. Maybe because adults have to undo bad habits, or they overthink more. Sometimes frustration can affect concentration
- [How can we keep our hands warm when typing?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-we-keep-our-hands-warm-when-typing/) - How can we keep our hands warm when typing? Apart from doing up buttons with frozen fingers, there is nothing worse than trying to type with cold hands when sitting in a cold room. In previous job roles, I had a desk located in a corridor opposite a fire escape (with lovely gusts of wind
- [Great results!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-student-success/) - A great set of results from last week’s touch typing course. Everyone achieved an accuracy of over 95% which is super important to avoid backspacing. We had some great speeds too, from 17wpm up to 43wpm! This is just the beginning of their touch typing journey because with continued use and practice they will see
- [October Intensive Touch Typing Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/october-half-term-touch-typing-course-2/) - This review made me chuckle! From a parent who doesn’t like Zoom and wasn’t completely sure her daughter would like the course! However, it was thumbs up on both counts👍👍
- [Grown ups can learn touch typing too!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/grownups-can-learn-touch-typing/) - A lot of adult learners say to me “I can’t!” And guess what I say? “Oh yes you can!” Trustpilot Review Here’s a review from Isatou, who never thought she could learn to touch type. But with a little help from her brilliant tutor, Sharon, she did it! #youcandoit
- [Type IT’s  top 10 typing facts](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/type-its-top-10-typing-facts/) - Top typing facts From the word's fastest typist to the shortest space bar, here are some of our top typing facts. Typing Day is held on January 8 every year as one week after New Year is a good time to think through and write down plans for the year The layout of the QWERTY
- [Fun activities for Halloween by Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/fun-activities-for-halloween-by-type-it/) - Fun activities for Halloween from Type IT! With Covid on the rise, you might decide to stay in rather than trick or treat this year. There are still plenty of opportunities for fun and games at home this Halloweeny half-term. Here are Type IT's top tips for fun indoors. Halloween recipesCookies, eyeball pops and spider
- [It's been recommended that my child learns to touch type. Can you help?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/help-my-child-needs-to-learn-how-to-touch-type/) - This is one of the most common questions I get asked when parents call me. Why do children need to learn touch typing? Children are usually recommended to learn how to touch type if they have been recently diagnosed with dyslexia, dyspraxia or dysgraphia. They may be struggling to get their thoughts down on paper
- [“I can ‘sort of’ touch type.”](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/i-can-sort-of-touch-type/) - Sound familiar? Touch typing is a skill that requires regular practice as it relies on muscle memory to remember the finger patterns. Unfortunately most people begin learning to touch type with good intentions but they then give up and all their hard work is lost. So why does this happen? Learning something new on your
- [PC or Mac?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/pc-or-mac/) - Apart from owning one of the very first PCs - an Amstrad back in the early 80s, I’ve always been an Apple fan. In 1989, my job was to set up an in-house ‘desktop publishing’ department at Wickes. It was my first introduction to an Apple Mac. It was called the Macintosh Classic - anyone
- [How can touch typing help your child?  Here are our top 8 tips.](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-touch-typing-help-your-child-here-are-our-top-8-tips/) - Touch typing has many benefits, including; Speed - As children get older, there tends to be more homework. My son is in year 7 and seems to have homework every night. Being able to touch type is so useful as work can be completed more quickly without having to hunt and peck for the
- [October Half Term Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/october-half-term-touch-typing-course/) - It’s that time again! Not long now until our October half term touch typing course! It’s going to be a full on week for me because I’m running a live face to face session at my centre in Harrow, followed straight after by a class live on Zoom! What will be fantastic though is helping
- [How have keyboarding lessons changed?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-have-keyboarding-lessons-changed/) - How have keyboarding lessons changed? As a lady in my late 40's, when I started secondary school, the library computers were a novelty. They were constantly in use and I was fascinated. I became a school librarian and in turn, the head librarian let me use the computer in her office and I actually sat
- [All children should learn to touch type!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/all-children-should-learn-to-touch-type/) - YES! I was very excited to read this today! Let’s get all children touch typing! With all children in Scotland being given an iPad device, MSP Fergus Ewing told the Scottish Parliament’s education committee that for them to make the most of the benefit, they needed to be able to type properly! He said: “I
- [Why should you challenge yourself?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-should-you-challenge-yourself/) - Why should you challenge yourself? What are the benefits of challenging yourself? You might work all hours. You might be exhausted from parenting or juggling parenting with a job. You might have hit the joys of menopause and the resulting fatigue. You might have a long commute. What can a challenge bring you? You can
- [Touch Typing is an Amazing Skill!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/touch-typing-is-an-amazing-skill/) - Touch typing, on a computer keyboard, really is a pretty amazing thing and in my opinion (of course I’m biased), is underrated. Touch typing is a skill involving “cognitive automaticity”, using the same part of the brain as walking, eating or riding a bike. It uses “muscle memory”, meaning you can do something without thinking
- [Are you a fan of handwriting?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/are-you-a-fan-of-handwriting/) - Handwriting - are you surprised to learn that one in ten Britons haven't written anything by hand this last year? According to a survey of 2000 people by family history site Ancestry, most prefer to email, text or send social media messages instead of penning traditional letters. 40% of 18-24 years olds have never written
- [How can children get organised at secondary school?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-children-get-organised-at-secondary-school/) - How can children get organised at secondary school? My son has just started secondary and there is so much to remember, especially as the timetable changes every other week. There are pe days, club days and cooking days. There are school books and reading books and keys to remember. There is homework to do and
- [10 ways touch typing can help](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/10-ways-touch-typing-can-help/) - 10 ways touch typing can help Are you thinking about you or your child learning to touch type, wondering whether it might be a good investment? Here are some top ways that touch typing can help and it's like riding a bike - once learned, never forgotten! Speed - You can type up essays and
- [How can you help your child to focus?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-you-help-your-child-to-focus/)
- [Back to School Tips from the Type IT! Team](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/back-to-school-tips-from-type-it/) - Back to school tips As our children start school this week and next, here are some tips for the start of the school term. 1. Try and get together a weekly wall planner with a rough idea of school and activities - when their clubs and pe lessons are so that kit can be prepared
- [Is Latin an important topic to learn at school?  If not, what other practical skills should children learn?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-are-the-important-topics-children-should-be-learning-at-school/) - Is Latin an important topic to learn at school? If not, what other practical skills should children learn? Education secretary Gavin Williamson has initiated a new scheme to boost the take-up of Latin among disadvantaged pupils. He unveiled a £4 million "Latin excellence programme". Why focus on Latin? "We know Latin has a reputation as
- [The benefits of touch typing for children](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-benefits-of-touch-typing-for-children/) - What is Touch Typing? Learning to touch type enables you to type letters, numbers, punctuation and symbols without looking at the keyboard. This process relies on muscle memory, the same type of memory used to learn an instrument or sport. When is the right time to start? Although it depends on the child, children's hands
- [Do you feel like taking on a new challenge and learning a new skill?   What is the best way to learn?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/what-is-the-best-way-to-learn/) - Do you feel like taking on a new challenge and learning a new skill? What is the best way to learn? We all have different ways of learning that work for us, but here are a few tips on how to learn the best possible way, whether learning to swim, play an instrument, learn a
- [Type IT! and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/type-it-and-the-duke-of-edinburgh-award-scheme/) - Type IT! and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme What is the DofE? The Duke of Edinburgh award scheme is an opportunity to discover new interests and a tool to develop essential skills for life and work. It is also respected by employers as a mark of achievement. 14-24 year-olds can do a DofE programme
- [Things for kids to do in the summer for free!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/things-for-kids-to-do-in-the-summer-for-free/) - Things for kids to do in the summer for free! At home or outdoors Mini beast hunt. You can find some useful identification charts here https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/PDF/Minbeasts%20pack.pdf Craft with nature Collect fallen leaves, petals and twigs and make your own artwork. You could recreate your favourite animal or a scene. Create a cosy corner outside Rig
- [Is touch typing an essential skill for children or is it just a “nice to have”?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/is-touch-typing-an-essential-skill-for-children-or-is-it-just-a-nice-to-have/) - Learning to touch type has some great benefits. While you might have a mental image of rows of young ladies sitting behind their manual typewriters, touch-typing is not an outdated practice and is becoming more and more relevant. Learning to touch type is actually a really valuable skill, easier to pick up as a child. It
- [Typing and technology through the ages!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-and-technology-through-the-ages-a-47-year-olds-view/) - Typing and technology through the ages by a 47 year old. What has your experience been with typing and technology through the years? I remember my son asking me if cars were "a thing" when I was young! At age 47, it is funny to think that when I was a child, all communication with
- [Type in comfort - Here are our Type IT! Hayfever tips](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/type-in-comfort-here-are-our-type-it-hayfever-tips/) - Type in comfort - Here are our Type IT! Hay fever tips We always like our students to type in comfort. Hay fever is something which affects a lot of us and there is nothing worse than sitting in a classroom or in front of a computer at work, with itchy eyes, a tickly throat
- [How do you create a good work/life balance?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-do-you-create-a-good-work-life-balance/) - How do you create a good work/life balance? I thought about this subject this week, as, no matter how hard I try, I am really struggling to fit in my exercise and my "Get fit with Rick" videos without a child using the front room where I exercise or my husband coming in in the
- [Touch Typing For Dyslexia](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/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? Although young people are using computers more than ever before, many still tirelessly struggle with ineffective methods
- [Top 10 typing tips - how to type in comfort](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/top-ten-typing-tips-for-typing-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 and back. I am
- [Can playing the piano help you to be a better touch typist?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/can-playing-the-piano-help-you-to-be-a-better-touch-typist/) - In previous articles we have looked at how learning to touch-type can be beneficial to children and adults with dyslexia and dyspraxia as touch typing involves a different way of learning - a "muscle memory". Muscle memory is also used when learning the piano and the position of the keys and the skilful art of
- [How can I help my child’s mental health?    Here are a few suggestions from the Type IT! team.](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-i-help-my-childs-mental-health/) - So how can I help my child's mental health? After such a hard time for us all during lockdown, how can we help our children in this time of adjustment? Firstly, make sure you take care of yourself. We have all been through the same ordeal, so make sure that you have time to relax
- [What are the benefits of learning to touch type?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/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, learning to type without looking down. How fast
- [Ebooks versus paper books, which are better?   Here are our top 10 pros and cons.](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/ebooks-versus-paper-books-which-are-better/) - Which do you prefer to read? From a personal perspective I do like to sit down in the evening with a good paper book. Reading on a screen just isn't the same as turning that page and finding out what happens. But this might not be the same for everyone. So what are the advantages
- [Learn To Type Fast](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/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 super slow. Once you
- [Is it possible to learn to type without looking?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/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 the spacebar.
- [Did you know?  Fun Keyboard and typing facts from Type IT!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/fascinating-keyboard-and-typing-facts/) - 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 speculate that QWERTY inventor, Christopher Sholes, did
- [Typing Courses Online - For Children and Adults](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/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 super accurate! The adults are super cautious, aiming for
- [How Can Touch Typing Help A Child With Dyslexia?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/how-can-touch-typing-help-a-child-with-dyslexia/) - How can touch typing can help a child with dyslexia? According to the British Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a neurological difference that primarily affects reading and writing skills. Dyslexic children have difficulty processing and remembering information that they see and hear, which can affect their learning and literacy skills. It can also cause them to
- [Take a break from typing - why screen breaks are important.](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/take-a-break-from-typing/) - The other week I was doing a lot of close work on my computer, checking information and entering figures on spreadsheets. I ended up with a dreadful headache and so I scheduled in a couple of walks with friends later in the week, just to get away from staring at the screen. During lockdown, a
- [Typing Skills - The Best Keyboard to Use](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-skills-the-best-keyboard/) - Typing skills - can they be improved by the keyboard you use? I often get asked by people what is the best keyboard to use when learning to touch type? What's the best keyboard for adults? My general advice for adults would be to stick to the keyboard you will be using in everyday life.
- [Typing For Kids - Can You Learn In One Week?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-for-kids-can-you-learn-in-one-week/) - Reasons for learning to touch type There are many reasons why typing for kids is so important and for some, learning quickly is the option they prefer. One of the main reasons is time or lack of it. Children are so busy these days We all have busy lives and our kids do more than
- [Can screen time be a positive thing for children?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/can-screen-time-be-a-positive-thing/) - Lockdown has meant lots of screen time We've heard an awful lot about the negative effects of screen time and with lockdown, many children have spent a lot of time in front of screens learning and playing. I'm sure you have read Facebook comments where parents have taken their children out on lovely nature walks
- [Should you be worrying so much about your child’s screen time?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/should-you-be-worrying-so-much-about-your-childs-screen-time/) - It’s one of those things that so many parents (completely understandably!) fret about – “does my child spend too much time stuck to his/her computer or phone? Wouldn’t it be better if he/she spent a bit more time outdoors? They better not still be using that iPad in bed at 11pm...” However, with the COVID-19
- [Dyslexia - Can certain fonts help your child?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/can-fonts-help-a-child-with-dyslexia/) - It's an interesting question - can a font help children with dyslexia read more easily? Comic sans is a font that you either love or hate. Certainly, it's not a favourite in the design world. Is Comic Sans Font a Dyslexia Superpower? Whatever your thoughts, Comic Sans is often seen as a font superpower because
- [It couldn’t be easier to learn to touch type online!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/it-couldnt-be-easier-to-learn-to-touch-type-online/) - If you have always looked to colleagues in the office or even your own son or daughter and wondered how on Earth they manage to type so fast and instinctively, you really need to know about a little thing called touch typing – not least because it could unlock so many possibilities for you, too.
- [Typing Lessons for the new year...sign up for courses today!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/typing-lessons-for-the-new-year-sign-up-for-courses-today/) - Back in my very chilly office today! Planning our next courses of typing lessons. We have a couple of courses to suit everybody. Our 12 week remote courses are perfect for learners that prefer a little bit more flexibility to learn from home but with the peace of mind that you have someone helping you
- [Learn to touch type to help improve productivity](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-to-touch-type-to-improve-productivity/) - Learn to touch type is just one way to improve your productivity, starting today! Top tips to help make your life that little bit easier... You jump from one task to the next without really achieving or finishing anything. It's time to work out what you want, what your priorities are and make a plan
- [Typing For Kids and Other Unusual Xmas Presents!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/looking-for-an-unusual-xmas-present-how-about-typing-for-kids/) - Typing for Kids - 𝗨𝗻𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 Typing for kids to cookery classes! - here are just some suggestions for some useful and unusual gifts for you, for various ages. We understand that choosing a children's gift can be really difficult so we hope you find this list useful. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀
- [My Child Struggles With Handwriting - How Can Touch Typing Help?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/my-child-struggles-with-handwriting-touch-typing-for-kids-can-help/) - Touch Typing For Kids If your child has a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ASD or any other processing challenges, writing by hand can compromise creativity. Students can struggle with handwriting and spelling, leading to low self-esteem and frustration. There are many agencies that can offer advice including the British Dyslexia Association. Although
- [October Half Term Remote Course - Live on Zoom](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/october-half-term-remote-course-live-on-zoom/) - Join me and my team of specialist typing tutors on Zoom and learn how to touch type in just one week! This will consist of a 2-hour small-group lesson in our online virtual classroom. October Half Term: 9 am - 11 am. Monday 26th October - Friday 30th October 2020. Now taking bookings. Book here.
- [Learn to touch type and avoid being a 2 finger Ninja!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-to-touch-type-and-avoid-being-a-2-finger-ninja/) - By Stephanie Treversh, Business Development Manager. Since working remotely has become the new normal, I decided it was the right time to upgrade my laptop and purchase a new one. The nature of my role requires me to schedule meetings with clients on a regular basis, this would be face to face (until recently) and
- [My Story - by Type IT! Touch Typing Founder, Wendy Petersen](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/my-story-by-type-it-touch-typing-founder-wendy-petersen/) - A techie nerd at heart! Perhaps running a touch typing business was my destiny. At University I was the only student in my year to own a word processor! It was an Amstrad and I can clearly remember the luminous green type on the black screen! And having to put coding in to make it
- [Touch Typing Course Success for 14 year old DofE Student](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/14-year-old-dofe-student-completes-a-touch-typing-course/) - It's not often I receive a review from a student as it usually comes from the parent, so it was wonderful to get this yesterday! Fred did an intensive one week touch typing course with me. It's usually a 12-week course but he was so keen to learn in time for sixth form that we
- [The simple tips that will help you with your touch typing](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/the-simple-tips-that-will-help-you-with-your-touch-typing/) - Touch typing is one of those things that so many of us aspire to do, whether it’s so that we can move up a level in our careers, be that bit more efficient and effective in our current jobs, or even gain that boost in confidence we might need for those day-to-day tasks that require
- [Why computer-based exams are becoming more and more relevant](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/why-computer-based-exams-are-becoming-more-and-more-relevant/) - Think “exam”, and you probably immediately picture yourself sitting at a desk while hunched over a piece of paper that lists various taxing questions. However, computer-based exams are slowly replacing the old-fashioned, papery variety. But is this change a good thing, and how can you adapt to it? Young people can easily adapt to on-screen
- [Fast Track Summer Holiday Touch Typing Courses!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/fast-track-summer-holiday-touch-typing-courses/) - SUMMER HOLIDAY ALERT Looking for something to do this summer? Why not learn how to touch type in just 1 week? What are the benefits of learning to type - properly? Type up to 70wpm and save yourself 18 days per year! Focus on content; not fingers! Type effortlessly without thinking Great for CVs and UCAS applications We
- [5 of the best laptops to consider for your child this year](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/5-of-the-best-laptops-to-consider-for-your-child-this-year/) - It’s not exactly a secret that the last few months have been really strange ones for most of us – and one of the ways in which they’ve been particularly strange, is the fact that schools have closed and you have likely found yourself having to do more homeschooling than you ever did before. At
- [Are you a DofE Student?](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/are-you-a-dofe-student/) - If you are stuck looking for a skill to do for your Bronze or Silver DofE Award - why not learn to touch type with us? Our 12 week course can be completed at home and you will have your own personal tutor on hand to help you from start to finish. Our remote courses
- [NEW - Online Remote Courses (Tutor Supported)](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/learn-from-home-remote-courses/) - We have made the difficult decision to suspend teaching in our physical space temporarily. But, it’s not all doom and gloom. Of course we’re sad that our physical space will be closing for a short while but we are doing something exciting and opening our digital doors! In fact, our remote courses are not new
- [Successful Half Term Crash Course](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/successful-half-term-crash-course/) - We had a wonderful week of touch typing with our students this week! What amazes me is how we start with a roomful of students where nobody knows each other but by the end of the week, they are all great friends! Not only that, they have learnt a valuable life skill. Get In Touch
- [12 Year Old Achieves 50wpm!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/12-year-old-achieves-50wpm/) - We had a fantastic week of intensive lessons this half term. 10 children and some awesome results. Well done to Krish who finished the course with 97% average accuracy and 50wpm! Krish has attended two courses with me together with some individual lessons and his hard work really paid off with an amazing outcome. Here
- [Adults - Learn to Touch Type!](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/adults-learn-to-touch-type/) - If you are an adult wishing to learn, we can help you! Please contact me to chat about the different options I can offer you. I have worked with adults from all backgrounds and ages and please remember it’s never too late to learn, even if you have developed some really bad habits and are

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- [13-Week Flexi Time Plus+ Home Touch Typing Course for DofE Skill](https://touchtypeit.co.uk/12-week-flexi-time-plus-home-touch-typing-course-for-dofe-skill/) - This DofE-approved typing course starts with two live Zoom lessons with a tutor helping them to get off to a flying start. Followed by eight weeks of flexible remote learning.
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