Looking for a typing teacher for a 6th grader this Summer
I am looking for a typing teacher for a 6th grader for the Summer. Lafayette, Moraga or Orinda areas would be ideal however open. We have tried several typing programs however we need someone who deals with and understands dyslexia. We are looking for someone who can work with our 6th grader several mornings a week.
Jun 2, 2018
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I don't have a tutor for you, but just want to pass on two things in case you (or somebody else reading this) didn't know about them. First, although we didn't end up sending our dyslexic child there, the Center for Accessible Technology in Berkeley has keyboarding classes aimed specifically at kids (http://www.cforat.org/services/keyboarding_classes). That's farther than you might want to travel, although it is right next to the Ashby BART station, if that makes a difference. It's possible they might know about some tutors for you.
The other thing is that we tried several computer typing programs at home, but they all had too many fast-moving words zipping across the screen for my dyslexic child. Finally we found something that worked called the Herzog keyboarding program. It's not actually a computer program -- it's paper-based, which had its own challenges, but eventually we figured out a way to set things up that worked, and my child learned how to type. You may have already tried this one, and/or your child may need the structure provided by a tutor (which my child definitely needed in several other areas), in which case of course disregard this!
I'll second Center for Accessible Technology. As far as I know, they're the only ones in the East Bay who offer keyboarding classes. They're a nonprofit that focus on technology access for people with disabilities and many of the kids in the classes have dyslexia, or ADD. My daughter took the class a couple years ago as a rising 5th grader and she is a pretty proficient typist.