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All about TTRS |
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Spelling and Reading Development through touch-typing
For whom is this course designed?
TTRS is for anyone who has reading, spelling, or writing difficulties
TTRS helps both ADULTS and CHILDREN
TTRS is especially helpful for those who are DYSLEXIC or who have SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
What does it do?
TTRS is designed to do several things at one time
It teaches the student to TOUCH-TYPE
At the same time it teaches SPELLING and READING
It does this using PHONICS
It encourages students to 'SPELL WITH THEIR FINGERS'
Will the course interfere with other teaching the student is having?
This is most unlikely
The system teaches essential spelling and reading skills
Can I see the program before committing myself?
Yes, certainly. See details about FREE lessons
How does Touch-type Read and Spell work?
Each student works through the course at their own pace
The student sees the word written very clearly on the screen
The student hears the computer say the word correctly
The student types the word they have seen and heard
U.K. English spelling and speech is used throughout
Touch-type Read and Spell is multi-sensory
SEEING
A series of levels, each of 30 modules, is clearly presented to the student as words and sentences
HEARING
The student hears the words as they are about to type them
Each course has at least 6 dictation modules based on the preceding exercises
These are typed by the student and monitored by the computer
Students are encouraged to SAY the words as they type them
TOUCHING
This is the kinaesthetic approach, a sensation of movement is perceived by the student: "Talking with my fingers."
"When I want to spell a word, I just think where my fingers would go."
Touch-type Read and Spell has a phonetic structure
The words used are presented in phonetic groups
The order in which the words are presented has been carefully considered
The order is loosely based on the progression found in Alpha to Omega
The words on the screen are in large clear type
This helps to focus the student's attention on the structure and spelling of the word
The Read and Remember option
This is a version of Look, Cover, Spell, Check and Write
The student types the word, and it then disappears and the student has to type it from memory
The student learns how to type and spell groups of words in the LEARNING MODULES
They are then tested on the accuracy of their learning in the fifth or DICTATION MODULES.
The student can 'internalise' the spellings using the Read and Remember option
Practice, Repetition and Correction
- The course gives a great deal of practice without the tedium of writing
- Mistakes are shown instantly, and the pupil quickly puts them right
- This means that they see, and type, the correct spellings MANY MORE TIMES than they see or type the incorrect ones
- Some students report that their fingers come to 'know the spellings' as they think the word
Touch-typing
- The program shows the student how to work from the 'home keys'
- Each finger has its own keys to work on
- Each letter is always struck by the same finger
- Fingering can become automatic
- The student can learn to 'spell with their fingers.'
- The course teaches the student how to touch-type in a logical and realistic way, because it uses real words in a phonetically structured order
- The increasing use of word-processors and lap-tops makes touch-typing an essential skill
- For many students it can make the real quality of their work visible for the first time, with a consequent marked improvement in their confidence
Motivation, Visible Progress and Feedback of results
- The student makes visible progress through a structured course
- Students feel in control of their own learning
- Each part of the course is divided up into short modules
- The student's progress is recorded, reported and accessible
- Progress can be checked at the end of any module
- This builds up a very real sense of achievement
- Confidence and morale can be built up, replacing the experience of failure
- which many students have known before
Course Objectives are to promote learning through
- Building confidence through measurable success
- Immediate self correction of errors and feedback of results
- A multi-sensory approach, seeing, hearing and touch-typing
- A planned programme of learning that is finely structured and computerised
