A great success story about learning to type from a girl with Dyspraxia and her Mum; Lucy achieved 20 wpm through her Easter holidays working very intensively, more practice in the summer hols got her to +30wpm and she now types at over 40wpm. Well done Lucy, Englishtype is proud of you!
Mum says “I think the key to our success was a very concerted effort at the beginning (almost treating it like a holiday course you might attend at a school) and covering the keyboard with stickers”.
We bought Lucy a keyboard and covered all the keys with coloured stickers so she couldn’t look. I sat with her early on to make sure she looked at the screen and not at her hands. There was a small amount of bribery (£15 for reaching 15 wpm; £20 for 20 wpm).
I have just started no.2 daughter on the course (she doesn’t have Dyspraxia) – I will let you know how she gets on. She has been at it quietly downstairs for an hour already – so, so far so good!
Anyway – I hope that it conveys just how much I feel Lucy has benefitted from the course. I have already recommended it very highly to a number of friends as I think it absolutely excellent.