Overview / Features

• Model: EMM-TK5. Manufacturer: Individual Software, Inc..
• Proven educational typing instruction techniques including ergonomics
• Hundreds of typing lessons exercises tests and challenges
• Standard or split keyboard and keypad
• Typing games make learning fun
• Results calculated from all activities

Product description

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Wow! Motivational typing program! 39 of 39 find this helpful Jan 08, 2010 This fun learning adventure had my kids typing right away! The animated guides and super fun journey hooked them - they were begging to type longer and return to "Typer Island". I have students asking to come in during recess and lunch times to practice their skills and have developed a waiting list and timers to accommodate them all. The games are clever and teach them a specific typing skill. The skills build sequentially yet provide opportunity for review to reinforce their learning. You get results right away so the kids can practice the keys they are not as good at striking. I give it a big 5 stars. It's easy to load and run and has no computer problems or bugs!         Great way to teach your kids how to type 19 of 19 find this helpful Jan 10, 2010 I bought this program based on several reviews I read. It is a great program. Even my 4 year old uses it. The games keep my kids captivated for hours and they are learning to type at the same time. Highly recommend it. Very pleased Mom.         Typing Instructor For Kids Platinum 15 of 15 find this helpful Jan 16, 2010 Purchased it on Lightning Deals because of the good reviews and great price. I'm so glad that I did. It was a great leaning tool for kids to learn and practice their typing skills. A great buy!         TYPING IS FUN AGAIN!!! 8 of 8 find this helpful Feb 23, 2010 Using this for my 9 year old daughter and she TOTALLY LOVES this!!! She is really learning how to type in a fun EASY way! Wish I could give it 10 stars!         My son LOVES it! 4 of 4 find this helpful May 13, 2010 I was torn between this one and Mavis Beacon. But I read in a lot of reviews that there were bugs in the Mavis Beacon one. So I bought this and I'm so glad I did. My son (8) sat down with it as soon as I installed it and was so excited to start playing. He even got up early to play again the next day. It tracks your child's progress (WPM and accuracy) everyday and you can set their goals higher as they learn more and pick up speed. There are a lot of fun games to play while they're learning to type. There is a map they have to work their way around as they learn each row on the keyboard and the main goal is to reach the castle which you can only do with speed & accuracy. I'm very pleased with this and would recommend it to anyone. I have Windows 7 and there were no problems installing it and so far I haven't noticed any bugs in the program either.         Educational and Fun! 4 of 4 find this helpful Mar 31, 2010 I've used an earlier version of this program and kid's who've I had use it with have enjoyed the variety of lessons and games. I've liked the flexiblity of the program - the ability to add music,change print size and monitor progress. My six-year-old daughter has been using this newer version and loves it. She however, is more interested in getting to the castle then concentrating on her finger placement. For a six-year-old it maybe great exposure to the keyboard, but a little early to master the isolated finger movements.         Typing program 3 of 3 find this helpful Apr 23, 2010 This is a great product and my 9 year old actually is liking typing with it. It does teach them the skills they need to learn and makes it fun at the same time.         Typing in no time 3 of 3 find this helpful Apr 06, 2010 WONDERFUL product!!! Can see why it is has won awards and is best selling. My 8 yo son loves it and is already at 20 wpm just learning. We do one lesson a day, and if he doesn't feel like it, he just does some games for review. Only had it 2 weeks and he's already got 75% of the keyboard down. I love that the games only use the keys he has learned, so each one changes a little as he learns more. The variety of games and lessons is also wonderful. It keeps him interested, and he spends more time on the ones he likes better. The tracking is very detailed and useful so that I can always see where he's at in multiple ways - speed, specific key issues, etc.

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Crashed two Macs - returned it 15 of 16 find this helpful Jun 01, 2010 Software looked good in box but crashed both Macs we tried to install it on. Had to "Force Quit" to get out. Very annoying. Returned to Amazon in 3 days. By the way, both Macs were running OS 10.4 or later, meeting the software specs. It turns out this is a known issue. Mac users, beware.         Doesn't work with Mac 13 of 17 find this helpful Apr 28, 2010 I bought this for my kids, checking carefully to make sure it was compatible with Mac OS X, only to find out that it wouldn't install at all. After searching online, I found several other people had the same problem. Very disappointing!

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