# Typing/Keyboarding program for a second grade 8 year old

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-keyboarding-program-for-a-second-grade-8-year-old/643483 "2012-12-09T03:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-keyboarding-program-for-a-second-grade-8-year-old/643483/1 "2012-12-09T03:17:46Z")

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Academic challenge time. I need to find a typing/keyboarding learning program that is age appropriate to rack up 6 hours of tutorial time. I would also like bambina to actually start to learn to type.

Bambina likes WebKidz, DreamBox, etc.

Prefer free but don’t mind paying for a stand alone or online program.

Any suggestions or recommendations?

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**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-keyboarding-program-for-a-second-grade-8-year-old/643483/2 "2012-12-09T07:20:46Z")

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The BBC schools website has [Dance Mat Typing](http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml), we use this at school to get the children started, they seem to like it!

It’s free, but not I’m not sure it can be described as a course.

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**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-keyboarding-program-for-a-second-grade-8-year-old/643483/3 "2012-12-09T15:15:15Z")

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Mavis Beacon worked for me when I was around that age. You’ll have to buy it (around $20), and they have software for kids.

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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-keyboarding-program-for-a-second-grade-8-year-old/643483/4 "2012-12-10T01:37:52Z")

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