Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum 5 (2016)

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum 5 offers an engaging platform for children to develop typing skills through a structured, interactive adventure on Typer Island. The program provides 11 age-appropriate Typing Plans designed to teach all keyboard basics in a clear, step-by-step manner. Students progress through lessons, challenges, tests, and games while moving across the island, ultimately reaching the Castle and advancing to the Lost City to become proficient touch-typists. The program supports both English and Spanish languages.

Reward-Seeking Program

The Reward-Seeking Program motivates children by offering incentives at each stage of learning. Participants explore unique lands, completing lessons, challenges, tests, and games while collecting treasures and points to fill their treasure box with gold and jewels. The journey through Typer Island culminates at the Castle, after which children unlock the Lost City for additional advanced challenges and games.

Explore Distinct Lands

Students travel to various thematic locations including The Old West, On the Water, In the Air, Over the Edge, and Under the Sea. Lessons can be interspersed with breaks in recreational areas such as Explorer Isle, where games are available, or Story Lagoon, where typing practice involves stories from classic literature and fairy tales. This variety ensures continued engagement and reinforces typing skills in multiple contexts.

Exciting Castle Adventures

Upon reaching the Castle, learners gain access to new interactive games such as Tomb Typer and Xtreme Typing. The Lost City offers additional activities including Treasure Quest and the arcade challenge Ziggy. These adventures allow children to apply their typing skills in increasingly complex and stimulating environments.

The Mysterious Lost City

Access to the Lost City is granted after completing all lessons, tests, and challenges across the five lands of Typer Island. In the Lost City, students explore ruins and shipwrecks while engaging in Treasure Quest, the first typing adventure game, and Ziggy, an action-oriented arcade challenge that tests speed and accuracy.

Over 30 Game Challenges

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum 5 includes more than 30 game challenges, each offering multiple levels and scoring opportunities. Children can adjust settings for words per minute (WPM), difficulty, and sometimes select opponents. This encourages progression through levels and the pursuit of high scores, enhancing motivation and learning retention.

Xtreme Typing

This fast-paced game teaches students to maintain proper hand positioning while controlling a motorcycle across diverse environments. Accurate and rapid typing allows players to perform stunts such as jumps, flips, and ramps, creating an interactive reinforcement of typing speed and accuracy.

Typing With Sharks

An underwater challenge where children type quickly to neutralize threats such as sharks and piranhas before they attack the submarine. The game progressively increases in difficulty with deeper dives and encounters with electric eels, giant squids, and the boss shark.

Flotsam Fighter

Children pilot a space ship to clear space debris in the Aeon Galaxy. Collecting debris earns intergalactic credits, while eight levels of gameplay promote accuracy and typing speed, combining skill development with a space-themed mission to save planets.

Tomb Typer

This 3D interactive game allows learners to explore an ancient Egyptian tomb by typing words and characters accurately to navigate through two levels of challenges and acquire treasure. It emphasizes both typing proficiency and problem-solving skills.

Comprehensive Typing Plans

The program provides 10 customized Typing Plans tailored for various age groups and skill levels:

• Learning the Home Row
• Home Row and Upper Row
• Home Row and Lower Row
• Ages 7-8
• Ages 9-10
• Games Plan
• Skill Building Plan
• Suggested Typing Plan (no games)
• Suggested Typing Plan

Detailed Feedback and Testing

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum 5 includes hundreds of tests that evaluate both speed and accuracy, with results displayed as adjusted WPM. Instant feedback motivates improvement, providing detailed information on key, finger, hand, and row performance. Students can track progress for up to five typists and print Certificates of Achievement upon completing the program. Visual guides illustrate proper posture, finger placement, and ergonomic considerations to support correct typing habits.

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum 5 is a fun and engaging way for children to learn how to type. The game turns typing lessons into an adventure on Typer Island, with colorful lands, exciting challenges, and over 30 mini-games that keep kids motivated. Step-by-step instructions and instant feedback make learning clear and rewarding.

Kids will enjoy exploring different worlds, earning treasures, and progressing through challenges while improving their typing speed and accuracy. The variety of lessons and age-appropriate plans ensure that beginners and more experienced typists can both benefit.

We recommend this game for families looking for an educational, entertaining, and well-structured typing program. It makes learning the keyboard fun, interactive, and goal-oriented, which is exactly what kids need to stay engaged and succeed.