Jumpstart: Typing 2003

List Price: $34.95 Discount Price: $4.05

Features:

• Become an Extreme KEY-boarder while playing cool games
• Designed specifically for kids
• Makes learning to type fun and easy
• Four extreme sporting events, including rock climbing, skateboarding, foosball, and snowboarding
• Special assessment tests, auto-leveling, video lessons, and timed typing tests

Customer Reviews:

Jumpstart Typing [Posted on 2004-01-02]
I wish to add to my review of Nov. 4: the letters are not only tiny, but also very difficult to distinguish due to the font used in the program. I don't believe it is possible to get around this, but if there is a way, please post it here!!
I noticed there are reviews here of many different Jumpstart software packages. For the record, let me state that my daughter used Jumpstart 2nd Grade (with the terrific frog and cricket characters) and 3rd Grade (with the delightful Botley and Polly) to keep up her English while attending school in Asia, and they worked like gangbusters. Thay were clever and fun ... the music was terrific ... (especially the 2nd grade Jumpstart, which could be played as a CD) even I enjoyed playing with them! We tried hard to get the same enjoyment out of Jumpstart Typing--it was just as clever in terms of content--but again, the letters are VERY tiny and difficult to distinguish--otherwise, I would probably give it four or five stars. Strange how the company could have allowed this to happen.
(By the way, between Jumpstart 2nd & 3rd grade, Reading Blaster, and Archie comic books (really), my child had no trouble reentering school in the United States after three years in in a foreign school with no English--she is now thriving! :-)

Jumpstart typing is not for beginners [Posted on 2004-11-20]
I ordered jumpstart typing to teach my child to type. It seems it is only for practice. Immediately they have your child practice combinations of letters, and never introduce them one at a time. The children can not access the games until they demonstrate a certain level of competancy (they need to type letter combinations over and over- even I was bored and I can type.) I thought the games were supposed to help them learn. I am very disappointed in this software and do not recommend it to anyone

I was amazed [Posted on 2005-02-12]
I could not typ if my life depended on it before I got this prodect but it taught me how to typ in a fun way and I went from novice to advaced withen a year but keep in mind that I used this program very spare seced of my time

Jumpstart Typing [Posted on 2007-12-23]
I purchased this program for my 9 year old granddaughter. I used to teach Computer Application at an elementary school and this program closely resembles the typing program we used. She will be learning and typing like a pro in no time. We have several other Jumpstart programs and the quality is wonderful in them as well. Thanks, Lauren

Great Beginner Tool  [Posted on 2008-04-04]
The shipping came much faster than I thought and the wrapping was very secure. The cd was brand new and not only does the cd include a typing test it also displays a report card for the children on their speed and accuracy. After a a certain level is completed on the typing test then they have games to reinforce what was practiced. I am very pleased and will be using this company again.

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