One day when my fingers were flying over my IBM Selectric Typewriter, my daughter DiDi asked, “Mommy, how can you type so fast without ever looking?” At that moment, I decided to design a typing method that would allow any child to learn how to type by following letters and colors, using the proper fingers.

I went back to basics, so that no CD’s are required to make full use of the program. (The Kidz N Keyboardz system can even be used with older computers.) The program’s simple lessons allow any children -- even as young as five years of age -- to quickly and easily learn how to “touch type.” The system uses a computer keyboard with color-coded keys that corresponded to temporary, wash-off colors on the child’s fingernails. (The keyboard is included in the kit.)

A distinct advantage of the Kidz N Keyboardz program, compared to other learn-to-type programs, is that any computer, no matter how old, may be used. All that is required to learn this system is a keyboard and a computer screen, to see what has been typed.

By mastering the Kidz N Keyboardz method, any child will be able to compete in today’s challenging academic and business environments. With so many recent headlines in the newspapers proclaiming a “crisis in education” – and the government’s new “No Child Left Behind” approach to education -- sharing the Kidz N Keyboardz system with the important children in your life is one way to make sure they are not “left behind” when it comes to education!


Sincerely,
Tina Perry, Founder

Any child that can distinguish one color from another, knows the alphabet, and can recognize numbers from 1 to 10 can learn to type using the Kidz N Keyboardz system.

Here are the 5 steps to get started:

1. Using the full size computer keyboard contained in the package, the teacher (or parent) and the child press the color stick-on labels onto the appropriate keys of the keyboard included in the kit, a process that takes only a few minutes.

2. Using the WASHABLE marker pens included in the kit, the child’s fingernails are painted with the 5 colors corresponding to the color-coded keyboard.

3. Attach the keyboard to the computer.

4. Position the Lesson Plan (with its built-in easel) on the right side of the keyboard..

5. Position the Keyboard Card on the left side of the keyboard.

That’s it! No CD’s – or any other complicated programs are required!
 

Q. Won’t my child learn how to type in school?
A. Yes, most children are taught how to type in school – but often not until the upper grades or in a computer lab. Most often when young children are being “taught to use the computer,” they are actually only being taught how to play games, not a method of “touch typing” which will serve them throughout their educational life.

Q. What is touch typing?
A. Touch typing is the ability to type accurately, quickly, WITHOUT looking at the keyboard.

Q. Why is “touch typing” important to a child’s learning process?
A. An ability to type quickly and easily will help a child with homework, letters, e-mail and notes that are taken in class. Now that the internet provides access to information on virtually any subject a child may want to study, once using a computer keyboard becomes easy and effortless, opportunities for learning become literally unlimited.

Q. How quickly will a child begin to benefit from this program?
A. Every child is different, but focus groups have shown that most children begin typing easily after just a few lessons. As a child completes each lesson chapter, speed and proficiency improves rapidly.