Young typists can now conquer the keyboard while exploring Typer Island in search of the mysterious Typer Island Castle. Typing Instructor for Kids 3, by Individual Software (the same makers of the popular Typing Instructor Deluxe) is our “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award Winner.”

This amusing and engaging typing software covers all keyboarding basics including proper hand positions and speed increasing drills. This program offers 40 practice stories and over 30 timed challenges delivered through children's classic literature.

Ease of Use: 

Typing Instructor for Kids 3 is a themed typing program with a helpful tour guide to lead kids through their journey. This program is kid-friendly. Additionally, the guide gives audible instructions and if children have any questions, they can simply click the "Say Again" button. Keep in mind you will need a sound card and speakers or headphones for this program.

Feature Set:  

Typing Instructor for Kids 3 leads kids on a journey through Typer Island in search of Typer Island Castle. Along the way, kids must pass through five unique lands—this is where typing skills are taught and improved upon. After each land is mastered and kids finally arrive at Typer Castle, they'll find several fun-filled and interesting activities to help them refine their keyboarding skills.

Typing Instructor for Kids 3 contains 40 practice stories from children's classics, literature, nursery rhymes and fairy tales with age–appropriate content. It also includes advanced skill–building lessons, over 30 challenges, timed challenges, advanced level exams, graphic hand guides, unique drills and interactive exercises.

This program supports multiple skill levels and kids can change settings to increase or decrease their WPM goals, the size of text and the degree of difficulty. They also can choose standard or split keyboards and whether or not they want to listen to music.

Typing Instructor for Kids 3 has many feedback features including WPM scores, accuracy percentages, results calculated from all activities, results tracked for five typists. It also provides performance assessments for key, finger, hand and row as well as full-color progress charts and graphs. Kids can even print their results and achievement certificates.

Typing Instructor for Kids 3 also offers 11 action–packed games with beginner, intermediate and advanced levels and games for learning the 10–key.

Ease of Installation:  

We didn't have any trouble installing Typing Instructor for Kids 3.

Help/Support:  

The tour guide in Typing Instructor for Kids 3 is excellent and the program is logically designed and easy to navigate.

The manufacturer, Individual Software, offers phone support and a FAQs page.

Summary:  

Kids will enjoy the journey, challenges, activities and characters of Typing Instructor for Kids 3. This program offers rewards for every step of progress and teaches basic keyboarding and speed typing through an attention keeping, castle-seeking adventure.

Individual Software has mastered kids typing software with this product.

More products from Individual Software:

Professor Teaches Microsoft Excel & Word 2007 & 2003

Professor Teaches Office 2003

Professor Teaches Office 2007

Professor Teaches Office XP

Professor Teaches Windows Vista

ResumeMaker Career Edition

ResumeMaker Career Edition Yearly Subscription

Typing Instructor Deluxe 17

Typing for Business PLUS

To see all Individual Software products, visit their product page listing. 

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