Learn to type with 2Type from award winning 2Simple Ltd. (Select download or CD version above)
Seven typing games for your child. Suitable for all ages to develop keyboard skills and spelling patterns. (Word based activities are linked to the National Literacy Strategy.)
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View a 30 second overview of 2Type
- Increase your typing speed and improve your spelling
- Develop keyboard familiarity and correct finger positions using a colour-coded interface
- Differentiate between upper and lower case
- Assess and report your child's / pupils' progress and print certificates
- Add your own words and paragraphs to practice typing
Typing Introduction: Learn the basics, where to put your hands, finger names, keyboard familiarity.
Posture Tips: learn how to sit correctly and know when to take breaks
General Options: including ability to print your scores on a certificate.
Help: Excellent video tutorials to demonstrate how to do everything.
PLEASE REMEMBER: You must create an account at the checkout to be able to download.
Game 1: Instruction Keys. Learn which fingers to use on the keys with colour coding and design your own game to practice different sets of keys. E.g. Consonants, home keys,left hand, right hand, top row etc.
Game 2: Falling Letters. Use the right key to destroy the falling letters, use the options to control their speed and option to change the speed and background colour.
Game 3: Teaching Keys. Type in the letter combinations as they appear. Choose from 49 lessons, options to change the time and background colour.
Game 4: Falling Words. Type the falling words, options to change the speed, the time and choose from list of words to type.
Game 5: 2Pop. Pop as many letters in the bubbles as you can in the time allowed. Options to change the speed, time, background colour and groups of letters e.g.Consonants, home keys, left hand, right hand, top row etc.
Game 6: Typing Practice. How fast can you type a paragraph of text and get you words per minute score. 17 paragraphs to choose from, and add your own paragraphs.
Game 7: Dictation. Listen and type the words. Choose from 23 different dictations, options to change the time and show the text you are typing.
