Touch typing program recommendation needed

[MyFabulousBoys]

DS has ADHD and hyper mobility. He is 8.

School are this year finally providing him with some support and are teaching him touch typing. He was initially very keen and is apparently amazing at it but is being taught in a very old fashioned way, practicing words etc, and now has lost interest. The next thing that will happen, very quickly, is total refusal.

Can anyone recommend me a fun, interesting typing program to recommend? If necessary I will pay for it. I think it would be exceptionally beneficial for him to learn this skill but I know without interest being resparked and continually challenged, he will stop. He is unable to imagine the benefit at the moment so we need to make it interesting!

Thank you

I'd try PMing moosemama as her DS has done/is doing a touch typing programme. She might not have seen your post.

DS is dyspraxic, and did the TTRS programme. In fact, he only did about half of it, as his touch typing was then deemed by the school to be good enough for him to use a laptop for English lessons.

You can do it online, but we went to a weekly session, as it meant there was a small classroom situation, which is much easier than Mummy nagging you to do your typing. Also, in my experience, they need supervision. (I have also tried BBC dancemat, Read Write and Type, and 2Type, but without sitting there, ensuring they are using the correct keys, they just don't learn to do so.)

The teacher has offered for us to complete the course online, and I may take her up on this, if I feel it would be beneficial.

Being able to type at school has been hugely beneficial to him.

Oh, and I do also recommend the other three programmes I mentioned, but as I said, supervision is the key.

Ellen - thank you. Have pm'd her.

Sanity - will have a look at that one. Is it a "straight" course or child orientated. I know constant repetition is the key with this but I do dread having to do another exercise with him at home. It is a struggle getting him to do his brain exercises, eye tracking, spellings, reading. I don't relish another battle! Was the class at school or extra-curricular?

Also who diagnosed the dyspraxia if you don't mind me asking? Both the SENCO and myself suspect DS is dyspraxic but I don't know who to approach re: assessment and diagnosis. Indeed, even whether it would be beneficial although it would be another reason to argue for a statement.

I think it's only occupational therapists who DX dyspraxia, if that's any help.

Thanks Ellen. I am trying every avenue to get an OP referral but in our area apparently their minimum criteria is that the child has serious mobility problems.

Is a bit demoralising having to fight for everything

We have Englishtype which is good but DS spotted a Pokemon Touch Typing programme yesterday which looked very interesting!