Type to Learn 4
Description
Type to Learn 4: Agents of Information teaches students how to type through engaging lessons, activities, and typing games.
Developed on a research-based method of sequential, cumulative touch typing instruction, Type to Learn 4 builds critical 21st Century skills for all keyboarding students in grades K-12. The integrated cycle of review, demonstration, typing practice, and assessment, with continuous reinforcement of home row positioning and ergonomic safety, teaches proper keyboard fingering for each key with ample opportunity for typing skills practice. This typing program emphasizes both accuracy and words per minute speed, and provides each student with individualized remediation and goals for success. This engaging, all-new product wraps keyboarding lessons into an intriguing world of adventure and information, complete with exciting new activities and typing games with redesigned student and teacher interfaces.
Available as either a CD-ROM product or as a web-enabled client application (1-time download and installation required on each machine), Type to Learn 4 can now be used by students at school and home while maintaining centralized scores! Type to Learn 4 addresses an essential, life-long skill for students in today’s technology-driven world. Learning how to type is now a necessity.
Learning is extended from the all-new instructional lessons by 5 supporting practice activities. There is also a diagnostic pre-test and 6 formative assessments placed throughout the lessons. Assessments analyze a student’s typing accuracy and speed, setting and adjusting achievement goals as the student improves his/her skills on the keyboard. Lessons also track student accuracy and speed and assign immediate, individualized remediation where needed.
Teachers and parents will appreciate the real-time record-keeping, including progress graphs and reports on lessons, activities, and assessments. Teachers can analyze student keyboarding errors by hand, finger, and key to pinpoint problem areas. A parent report, accessed from the student login, allows parents to track their child’s typing progress and scores throughout the program.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Type to Learn 4 | $799.95 | Type to Learn 4 has more than 100 lessons, 5 engaging, skill-targeted typing games with each lesson, and 7 diagnostic, formative, and summative keyboarding assessments. |
Type to Learn 4 is a great Typing programs that allows students to practice their keyboarding skills at their own pace and at their own level. The web-based version, if purchased by the school, allows students to install on their home computers. Students are given a username and password and can log in to their TTL4 account at home to continue their keyboarding practice. There are many lessons that teacher all aspects of the keyboard and each lesson has a set of games that students can play. There are also periodic assessments and students progress monitoring for teachers.