Read, Write & Type

3 3 out of 5 stars | 18 ratings

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Last update: 08-05-2024


Top reviews from the United States

S. Ozaki
1.0 out of 5 stars Old SW
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2012
First of all, the seller was very responsive to the issues and promptly approved the return. The product would not work on any of my computers, even my oldest one. The program was written for a very very low resolution screen, and requires 8-bit color. Once I set the graphics correctly, the program just hung. I would not recommend this product. However, I would recommend the seller. I would purchase from them again.
Charlie
2.0 out of 5 stars not good
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013
the cd seems to play, and although this might be my fault it was too old to play on any computer i could gain access too. bought to relive a childhood game, but it appears that game will have to remain in the past.
Li'l Bit
3.0 out of 5 stars Read, Write & Type
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2009
Like most keyboarding games, it does poorly at teaching touch typing--less than a quarter of the time spent with the program is actual practice, and only ongoing rhythmic practice will build the necessary motor skills. Doesn't allow repetition of exercises until a skill is mastered. OK as frosting, but not highly nutritious. Needs intensive adult supervision for it to be a meaningful educational experience. Most kids don't have the kind of self-monitoring needed to make this an independent learning experience.
Slime Dog
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2005
Children learn to type by sound from individual letter sounds to sentences in this program, formerly "Talking Fingers." Read, Write, and Type does very well correlating sounds to letter keys with the help of left and right hand animations that guide the finger and hand placement.

Plan on sitting with your child if you want them to learn to type correctly. The program could have had a few more audio prompts for the typing aspect of the program, such as looking at the screen while finding keys with their fingers, especially when the excercises go from typing one letter to short sentences. You'll need to remind them to relax the hands while over the keyboard to help them reach for the keys and develop dexterity. Another common mistake is that the child presses too slowly, which makes the key repeat many times on a computer, and then shows up as an error, making them repeat the exercise. This IS a program that some children are not ready for, and it can also be frustrating if the child doesn't succeed in the excercises, as they will not be able to move on to the next story. Kids will naturally want to advance in the program's storyline, a catchy chase to earn back (doing typing exercises) all of the storytellers who occupy the keys, stolen by Vexor the Virus, and they will often need someone right there to remind them to "power up!" This is the kind of video game parents of 6-8 year olds WANT their child to play!
M. McCoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Typing Software
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2008
I have a second grader with dyslexia who needs to learn typing. We started off using Typing with Timon and Pumba and found the program to be horrible. Like many typing programs, it assumed that you are a fast, strong reader. This program was great! Not only did it teach typing, it also worked on reading, writing, and phonemic awareness. All information is presented orally and gets progressively more challenging difficult. My kid is no fool to "educational" video games and is not crazy about most games that teach as you play. That being said, she loves this game and wants to play longer everyday.

After purchasing this game, I realized that it only ran on Windows 95 machines. We no longer have any computers that use 95... I visited the Read Write Type website ([...]) and found a fix to the program. It is a simple download that includes installation instructions.
Randa Behrens
1.0 out of 5 stars Old program
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2015
Old program that doesn't work on xp. Go to web site and buy subscription.
DA
5.0 out of 5 stars Great software-
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2013
The product is great for a 5/6 years old kid learning to read and type. Simple and cheap. Good investment.
Lorraine Mccall
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2014
would recommend

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