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Banty wrote:
One of the summer assignments (from me) for my 11 year old son going into 7th
grade next year is that he learn to keyboard. It would help him with
assignments, now that some can be turned in typed (his handwriting is
atrocious), and he's falling into a hunt-and-peck two-finger habit when he does
type which I don't want to set in.

What is a good software program for this? Windoze98.


We picked up an older version of Mavis Beacon on ebay. I had to go back
a few versions to get one compatible with the old kid computer My
10yo likes it but hasn't had much chance to use it, so I can't comment
too much on effectiveness. But I do think that for an 11yo you want
a "real" typing program and not a kiddie one. the MB does have enough
games to keep my son quite interested. He used Type to Learn at school
a few years back and didn't like that as well.

--Robyn