Typing Lessons for Kids

Typing Lessons for Kids offer so many advantages for children. In this article Club Hub discusses these benefits and will help you find out about where your child can learn to type too. You can have a look on our kids directory to see if you can find any typing lessons near you or online.

Typing lessons for kids can help with reading, writing and spelling skills. It can help refine writing skills, make editing and revision easier. Typing skills are also an amazing way for children with special educational needs. Typing can help children who  have dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyspraxia. They can use a laptop or computer to complete written tasks and tests. Typing can help if they struggle with handwriting or it’s eligible.

If you get typing lessons for kids this will not only help them with their school but can also help them in later life when it comes to exploring job opportunities. Many jobs now require individuals to have typing skills, as technology advances and we become ever more reliant on laptops, tablets etc typing will become even more important.

Typing Lessons for kids, in particular touch typing and learning to type correctly can help improve posture, reduce time spent at the keyboard, and reduce the risks of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).

Why are Typing Lessons for kids beneficial?

• Typing helps kids work more efficiently – Children who learn to touch type can work much quicker as they won’t have to look down at their fingers as they look for the correct characters
• Trained touch typists can produce up to 80 words a minute, a non-touch typist usually produce 15-20 wpm. This makes touch typists so much more efficient and productive. A QA typing speed of 50 words a minute is generally seen as the bare minimum employees should be able to achieve in order to be viewed as efficient
• Typing can improve language skills – it engages various parts of a child’s brain as it’s a very engaging motor activity. This means the child is a lot more focused and conscious of what they are typing, as they will want to write the words out correctly. This can help with English skills and also their spelling.
• It can help children get ahead – If your child can produce computer written work and tasks at more than twice the speed this will help especially in secondary education or being where the majority of assignments and essays are expected to be typed. By learning to touch type, children could shave hundreds of hours off the time they spend producing their work.
• Younger children learn quickly – if children learn to type at a young age, then they will benefit as they progress through the education system.

These are just a few of many benefits of Typing classes for kids.

As we can see from this Typing is an incredibly important skill both in a personal and professional context. Learning typing as a skill can really help your child at school eventually chances in the marketplace. when applying for jobs. Children who learn to touch type will have an advantage in their adult life with career progression.

Typing helps kids with specific learning difficulties Learning to type can also help children with specific learning difficulties such as ADHD, dysgraphia, and dyslexia, where they will often struggle to write by hand. (We also have lots of classes specifically for children with learning difficulties, disabilities and special needs).

A learning difficulty can delay a child’s ability in class, and also leave them feeling anxious and frustrated. Learning to type and use the keyboard effectively could help in scenarios such as this.

• ADHD – Typing can help children with ADHD for instance, who might lack focus, or struggle with producing written work that’s legible.
• Dysgraphia – Children with dysgraphia can actually find it painful to hold a pencil which makes it a struggle to write. The work they produce will be much higher quality when typing on a keyboard.
• Dyslexia – Children who have dyslexia can find typing helps children to break words up into component sounds.

When can you start typing lessons for kids?

Typing can be taught from the age of around 4 to years old. The level may be more basic but then can be built on. By the age of 7 children can be starting to touch type and the more practice children get the faster and more accurate they will become. Even though children can start typing younger. By seven, children’s hands are a good size to manipulate the layout of a computer keyboard.

Touch typing should not be considered a skill just for adults, or older children. Older children also benefit from having better concentration spans than they had previously. If like many children of that age love to use a computer, they should be at the ideal stage in life to get started

Where to find Typing classes for kids?

On our directory we have several typing classes online and offline.

Type IT!

Type IT! is on our Club Hub Directory and they are a #clubhubmember . They are a touch typing school. Type IT! are offering some fun, intensive classes throughout the summer, with various options to fit in with your holidays.

• Courses run from 9am – 11am each day.
• Learn all of the keys in just one week.
• Fun and engaging lessons.
• Software to keep and use after the course.
• Dyslexia friendly, learning to type, based on muscle memory.
• Improve your speed, accuracy and your posture too!

Touch typing is an invaluable skill for both children and adults. A touch typist can improve their speed, accuracy and posture. All great skills for life at school, University and in the workplace.

Want to move at a slower pace? They offer weekly remote classes too with tutor feedback.

Touch Type IT!

Touch Type IT! are also listed on our directory. They provide lessons remotely and in person. Each student will be supported by a tutor who will provide help and feedback. The class can also be taken for your Duke of Edinburgh skills award.

If you or your child struggles with handwriting or has a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ASD or any other processing challenges then touch typing can really help.

Just like learning to ride a bike. Once your child has mastered typing it’s a skill that they are unlikely to ever forget.

Younger children particularly have the ability to absorb information at a rapid rate. Learning to touch type will become committed to their muscle memory… just like so many other activities that are learning during this stage of their life.

We hope you have enjoyed reading this article and that you find an enjoyable typing class for kids. We would love to know if you know of any other typing classes online or close to you if they are not on our directory, email us on [email protected]