Learn to type

Individuals, schools, businesses and typing comparison sites all look for different criteria when choosing or recommending typing software.

Criteria such as:

Price – is it free, affordable or expensive?

Teaching method – is it proven to work?

Is it game-based?

Is it suitable for Mac/PC and available online and/or as a download etc.?

Is it inclusive – suitable for mainstream individuals, as well as those with differences like dyslexia?

So many questions! 

So what should you look for and what should a good touch typing software include?

If you want to be assured of choosing the right typing software, here are a few points to consider.

Is the product:

Safe and secure for online use

Developed through science and research

Tried, tested, proven to work

Easy to use  

Builds muscle memory 

Monitors & records progress and highlights problem keys

Works across all platforms 

Truly inclusive, catering for both mainstream and neurodivergent individuals

Affordable

Industry recognised

Safe and Secure

All software, especially if it is online, should be safe and secure to use. You, your children, your students or your employees’ data should be protected at all time. Ensure the software company you buy from is registered with a data protection organisation, follows their strict rules and regulations and has its ‘Privacy Policy’ available to view on their website  

Developed through science and research

A product that has been developed through science and research, holds authority and gives confidence when buying

Tried, tested, proven to work

Easy to Use

Builds muscle memory 

If you’re serious about learning to touch type, you need to invest in a software that includes modules to develop automaticity, as it is only through the repetition of typing real word vocabulary that muscle memory is built. Many software give a taste of finger movements and skill, but they do not offer sufficient exercises to develop automaticity

Monitors and records progress 

Works across all platforms 

Affordable 

Truly inclusive, catering for both mainstream and neurodivergent individuals 

If you are an individual with special educational needs, or an education or business establishment, choose a software that is truly inclusive, suitable for both mainstream and neurodivergent individuals, as this will cater for everybody and help level the playing field. The program should be multi-sensory and include features such as a preference screen to address visual disturbances 

Industry recognised

Review 

On reviewing a selection of touch typing software, they all had their positives and negatives. Several claimed to be superior products, using various teaching methods but have their methods been tried, tested and proven to work? Is there any scientific research to say they have and if so, is it published for all to see?

One software that has been tried, tested and proven to work, have published their findings on their website and did tick all the boxes was… KAZ Type.

Voted No 1 typing software on:

https://www.thetop10sites.com/learn-to-type/

 https://www.bestadvisor.com/typing-software

... and also recommended by Which? magazine.

‘To get the maximum benefits from a keyboard, you need to be able to touch - type. Learning how to do this is made easier by programs such as KAZ (Keyboard A–Z), which claims to deliver benefits in just 90 minutes. KAZ has Corporate, Adult, Junior and Dyslexia editions...Touch-typing really does save you time… and you are never too old to learn.’  (Which? Magazine - February 2020)

kaz-type.com