We had a Typing Tournament office celebration today to mark the occasion of 50,000,000 words typed! Most of them have been tapped out by Australian students in the 6 months from October 2016. This is a massive achievement both for the school community and our team. It reflects the high quality of the Typing Tournament Online system and the level of enthusiastic embrace that it is receiving from the Australian educational community. With preparation for NAPLAN online and the need for students to master the vital life skill of touch typing thousands of schools are piling into this new service. We are helping to teach a generation to type.
Bridging Phonics and Meaning with Targeted “Spelling Instruction”
As students progress beyond the foundational basics, the requirements for effective spelling instruction shift from simple sound–letter matching to a more complex understanding of word