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Below are some suggested websites you can use with your students. The downloadable PDF is a printable that can be shared with parents as well.
Below are some suggested websites you can use with your students. The downloadable PDF is a printable that can be shared with parents as well.
Created by the BBC, this is a website that progressively takes children through the initial stages of touch typing and adds letters as they progress through the games.
This is good for beginners aged 7 to 11 years old.
TTRS is a specially designed course for students who find spelling, reading and writing a challenge.
It has been designed with students with dyslexia in mind and has drawn from two specific programmes for dyslexia in their design (Orton & Gillingham and Alpha to Omega).
It uses a multi-sensory approach so that users can practice their skills through seeing, hearing and touch-typing words.
Students practice sight words and phonics which then help improve reading and spelling while learning how to type.
It requires a paid subscription in order to access the programme.
Typing Club is a free website designed for students that allows them to progressively work through a set of lessons.
It is visually appealing to children and it includes games and the option to watch a story unfold as you type it.
It also has options for learning to type in different languages.
You can create an account for free to save your progress through the course.
There is an option to add ‘lesson plans’ (click the lesson plan tab on the menu) and select a series of lessons that suits your child:
Typing Jungle – ranges from beginner to advanced and includes games, videos and interactive lessons.
Jungle Junior – designed for students aged 5-7. It focuses on letter recognition, finger dexterity and associating fingers with letters on the keyboard.
There is also a premium paid version that is ad-free and includes more games and typing stories.
- Typing.com is a free website that has children progressively work through a set of lessons (from beginners level to writing paragraphs level) that develop their typing skills.
- There are also a set of fun typing games to further develop typing skills. Children (or a parent) can create an account for free in order to save and track their progress.
- Education.com has a wide range of typing games (as well as games in other areas) that your children can play for free.
- The website does require you to create an account in order to access the free games. You will be prompted to do so after trying a couple of the games.
- ABC Ya! has a wide range of games for children aged 4 to 11 years. It has several typing games your children may enjoy.
- Click on the button to go to the list of typing games directly.
- Typing Games is a website full of games that help develop different typing skills.
- This site also includes a section that has typing lessons for free.
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