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Saturday fun at Type IT HQ!
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!
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...
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...
Great results!
Student finishing the course - paragraph practice 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...
October Intensive Touch Typing Course
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👍👍 Parent Review
Grown ups can learn touch typing too!
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!...
Type IT’s 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...
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...
It’s been recommended that my child learns to touch type. Can you help?
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...
“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...