Englishtype Limited

General information

At home and in school, Englishtype is a leading brand of touch typing tutor developed especially for the UK Curriculum by an Educational Psychologist (educational designer of BBC Schools Dance Mat Typing). Learning to type can take as little as one week and short lessons & arcade-style games make typing practice fun.

Englishtype has many unique features that maximise its educational benefits:

Boosts literacy at the same time as teaching typing, improving reading, spelling, grammar & punctuation
unlike other typing programs, Englishtype uses a carefully structured vocabulary
uses high frequency words and National Literacy Strategy word lists
no nonsense words and no mix of real words & non-words
Special Needs friendly design features make it ideal for mixed ability groups, challenging the brightest students whilst giving extra help to those with Special Needs
strong multi-sensory design
unique colour coding system of keys & fingers
both written & spoken instructions
visually simple & uncluttered presentation
extra lessons to help spelling
designed originally for Dyslexic pupils, it is used across a variety of Special Needs very successfully (click for more information)
NEW Speed Booster increases results by 25%
A detailed Teacher Administration program in Educational versions