Multi-sensory learning

In today's digital online computer using world, learning to navigate the keyboard accurately and speedily is a life-skill. It is shocking how so many schools will teach coding but not the fundamentals of typing! You wouldn't give your child a car without having them learn to drive first.

Here are a few advantages your child will gain by learning to type without looking at their fingers: 

• You are going to be more accurate than your classmates
• You are going to save more time when touch typing, as there is far less use of the backspace bar
• You will be able to focus on getting your thoughts down onto paper
• You will be able to edit your work in an easier way
• You will be able to use a laptop in exams, GCSEs and A Levels, if this is your preferred way of working (and the school are in agreement)
• You will be able complete exams in a faster time – the average writer will write at 25-30wpm, the average touch typist will type between 40-65 wpm
• You are going to be able to multi-task – listen to the teacher and take notes at the same time
• You will be able to utilise this skill for A Levels and at university – typing without looking at your fingers will be magic when you have to listen in large lecture halls, type up essays and dissertations
• You will increase your opportunity for future job prospects as you will be able to list this as a tangible skill-set – employers understand that this will equate to completing work within a fraction of the time
• You will reduce your risk of repetitive strain injury