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Does anyone use keyboarding practice with their 1st and
2nd graders? If yes, can you suggest a good program for
this? I've seen Type to Learn, Jr. and then saw there is
also Type to Learn Jr. New Keys for Kids. What would you
say are the main differences between the two programs?

I currently use Type to Learn 3 with my 3rd and 4th
graders and am happy with it.

Thanks for any feedback.

Meg
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On 10/11/07, Meg wrote:
> Does anyone use keyboarding practice with their 1st and
> 2nd graders? If yes, can you suggest a good program for
> this? I've seen Type to Learn, Jr. and then saw there is
> also Type to Learn Jr. New Keys for Kids. What would you
> say are the main differences b...See More
Oct 29, 2007
Lee Lacy A good downloadable game is TuxType2:[link removed]

Online: I created a website with typing games for my after-school group to use.

Over the years it's grown and now has over 50 typing games! It's a kid-safe site -- I work hard to ensure that when links go to outside pages, those pages don't have inappropriate ads or links to non-...See More
Aug 19, 2008
lee lacy "Read, Write and Type" is the best software for younger kids -- it teaches phonics and reading at the same time. Nowadays it's possible to get a cheap version online at amazon, for example.

Those old versions will run fine on modern Windows computers if you download the patch that the publisher has on their website. I did this for a compu...See More
Aug 19, 2008


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