What do to if my child is not progressing?
Some students find typing harder than others.
I explain to students before I start teaching that in the same way, not everyone is great at singing not everyone is great at typing, it has nothing to do with an individual’s intelligence.
We celebrate progress!!
We purposely do not celebrate the students who are the fastest or the most accurate but the students that:
Practise the most
Students cannot control whether they will find typing easy but they can control how much they practise.Make the most progress
We calculate % improvement, which makes it far more likely that students who don’t find typing easy will win. The goal is to encourage those who are not natural typists.
While fast speed and high accuracy are worth acknowledging, focusing on these (which are often due to natural aptitude) can be discouraging for those who work extremely hard but cannot achieve the same results.
We keep a close eye on students’ progress. However, parents are sometimes better positioned to spot when students are not progressing.
If you suspect your child is not progressing
please bring it to our attention
The first thing we check is how long and often the student has practised, as this is frequently the reason for the lack of progression.
Sometimes, children claim to have done more practice than they have. My children always claimed to do much more typing than they actually did!
This video shows how parents can check their child’s progress on Typing.com.
We then check what the student is doing when they practise, and are able to make suggestion to improve.
When students are diligently practising and doing the correct lessons but are not progressing, I want to help them so they don’t become discouraged. Please do get in touch with us if this is the case.
The beginning of this video repeats a lot of information already found on this website.