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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...
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...
Can Touch Typing Really 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...
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...
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 BUT if you...
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...
The Many Benefits of Learning How to Type Fast and Accurately
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...
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...
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...
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...