Disney Learning: Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumbaa | 
| From: Softkey
Category: Software
New (2) Used (1) from £9.90
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 938
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5390102451325
ASIN: B00008OK3Z
Release Date: March 28, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Gentle jungle murmurings overlaid with Robert Guillaume's gleeful voice give the solid, well-conceived typing program, Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumbaa, an unusual degree of appeal and staying power. While the program will have your child smacking bugs, catching grubs and scampering away from dangerous enemies, children are actually practising the same fundamental skill-based keyboard activities as covered by such adult titles as Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. Some terrific components of this program include shadows that display which finger should be used to hit each key, a timer that counts the seconds in each two-minute game and the blissful fact that hitting the space bar will fast-forward you past the opening and closing credits. The mysterious, leafy jungle setting is delightfully alive, yet you'll probably need to turn the brightness on your monitor way up to see all the vital buttons hidden in the dark corners of the scene. Be forewarned: to truly conquer touch-typing, you need to drive those keyboard strokes deep into the body's muscular memory. Endless repetition is the only proven method for this. That means that while this program boasts five unique activities (for example, Rafiki gives "lessons" while Timon and Pumbaa play "games"), it is all keyboard practice, again and again. Kids receive encouragement with an enticing visual environment, progress reports, certificates and frequent enthusiastic comments from Guillaume but it is ultimately going to fall upon the parents to see that their children continue with this when the going gets, well, boring. Don't expect your child to see this through without your support. Stay involved and they will. (Ages six to 10) --Jean Lenihan
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 40 word per minute at age 6 November 17, 2008
M. Williams (England)
This is a fantastic game to teach touch typing. My little boy used it for 15-20 mins each day and within a very short time was touch typing, by age 6 he was an amazing touch typist, so much so that it was commented on in his school report! (funny - he had not learnt it at school!) Learning to touch type at a young age is such a gift in this technological age!
Excellent April 4, 2007
Ruby Watts (Enfield, UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Straightforward easy typing without tears for kids, if they like that sort of thing. My six year old really liked this. The idea is for children to learn through play ie learn without knowing they are learning. The best way is to keep it short even if they are enjoying it a lot. Although those days seem long ago, my son still says this is one of his best computer games.
Typing Mayhem June 6, 2006
Mr. N. B. Imara (UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This game is sooo addictive and fun packed and is excellent for all ages. I first played this with my wife 10 years ago when we got the CD free in a packet of Rice Krispies and we were playing it all through the night.The CD eventually deteriorated and had to be discarded , but I have been looking for a replacement ever since, and now I have found it again for my children who I have been telling about this game.(I may let them have a go at some point)
ONYX
Best touch typing program I have found February 6, 2005
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
As a touch typing teacher I am often asked by adults what to recommend to teach kids to touch type and what age is best to start and I always recommend Timon and Pumbaa for kids from when they can read up to adults. It is fun, keeps even young kids attention for quite a long time, it very motivating with the print out certificates and best of all - IT WORKS! It is particularly helpful for children with mild learning difficulties including dyslexia. My own two children were 40 wpm touch typists at a very young age and it has been extremely useful to them at school and now college.
A must for begginers and children! January 14, 2005
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I purchased this as an all rounder for my family so we could all improve our varied typing skills.I'm using it on XP and it was simple to load and use.Through different levels of different games you improve your accuracy and speed. And what improvements it has made! My speed has increased greatly, my husband is now using more than one finger on each hand and my 6 year old isn't as frustrated finding letters as he used to be. Although it seems to be aimed at children, I highly reccommend this for adults who wish to learn faster typing for home computing and cannot fault it for it's attractiveness to children. It greatly improved not only my childs typing but also his spelling and reading.I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly we all picked it up and how much it was very addictive. Well worth buying!
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