{"id":943,"date":"2016-04-15T13:38:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T17:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeofahomeschoolmomma.wordpress.com\/?p=943"},"modified":"2016-04-15T13:38:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T17:38:22","slug":"review-talking-fingers-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crayonstokeyboards.com\/?p=943","title":{"rendered":"{Review} Talking Fingers Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Talking<\/a><\/p>\n

We had the pleasure of reviewing Read, Write & Type<\/a> by Talking Fingers\u00a0Inc.<\/a>\u00a0 My family received a one-year subscription for three\u00a0users\u00a0to review.\u00a0 I grew up around computers.\u00a0 It wasn’t a common thing in the\u00a0late 70’s & early\u00a080’s to have a computer in the house.\u00a0 Since one of my dad’s hobbies was (and still is) computers there was a computer in the house\u00a0long before I was born.\u00a0 I learned how to type the word ‘run’ (in DOS) before I could write the word so I could play my\u00a0games.\u00a0\u00a0Since we are in the times where computers are used daily, classes are\u00a0available online etc. it is very important to learn how to type correctly the first time and not have to\u00a0reteach yourself how to type properly because you picked up bad habits early on.\u00a0 I was thrilled\u00a0when a program\u00a0for younger children became available to the Crew to review.<\/p>\n

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\"Talking<\/a>
\nRead, Write, & Type is an online program and there are no downloads needed to use it!\u00a0 This program is geared for children ages 6-9.\u00a0 The children learn to type correctly at the same time as learning how to read and write.<\/p>\n

The teacher portal is nice.\u00a0 When you log in as the parent there\u00a0are links\u00a0to the User Manual and Administrator Guide at the top of the page.\u00a0 Then you have buttons for: Your Licenses, Your Associates, Your Students, Your Profile, and Logout.\u00a0 Some of the features available on these pages are not necessarily used in a homeschool setting.\u00a0 The teacher portal is set up to be used in a co-op and school setting as well.<\/p>\n

Your Licenses<\/strong>
\nThe default page when you log in is Your Licenses page.\u00a0 There is a link to purchase additional licenses.\u00a0 The link will take you to the page to purchase home and school software as well as a couple of books.\u00a0 Your licenses will appear below the link.\u00a0 Talking Fingers Inc. sells multiple online products and each will be linked on this page.\u00a0 It will tell you how many slots you have purchased, how many slots are in use, and how many you have free.\u00a0 Below that it will provide the details of how many licenses that are assigned to you, which product licenses you have, how many are in use, when they were purchased, who purchased them, when they are active, how many times they have been used.\u00a0 One thing I have noticed is that\u00a0the usage count doesn’t always\u00a0change every time my children have logged in.\u00a0 Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t.\u00a0 I log my children in myself before turning the computer over to them so I know they are being logged into the correct account.\u00a0 For instance two of my three licenses that I received for this review were activated after the first license was.\u00a0 It says that they have only logged in twice while the first license has logged in 119 times.\u00a0 While I would like to say that one child has logged in 119 times I highly doubt that is the case for the length that we have been reviewing this product.\u00a0 I\u00a0know for absolute certainty that the other\u00a0two licenses have logged in more than 2 times between the two of them.<\/p>\n

Your Associates<\/strong>
\nI don’t have any experience using the Your Associates page but this is used in a co-op or school setting when\u00a0adult associates are added to the account to\u00a0manage student accounts.<\/p>\n

Your Students<\/strong>
\nThis is the page where all student data is located.\u00a0 For me my three\u00a0children using Read, Write & Type\u00a0are listed.\u00a0 I can add, modify, delete any of my licenses.\u00a0 It lists my students individually, which license they are using, a place for supervisor information\u00a0(not assigned in my case since I am using it in a homeschool setting), the level they are currently at, and the percentages for phonics, reading, spelling, and average.\u00a0 When I click on each of my children I can edit their profile, including change the password, see their progress in Read, Write & Type, their grades, which lesson they are on and more.\u00a0 I like the bar graph with their grades for each level.\u00a0 It gives a quick view of how they are doing overall.\u00a0In their profile, a nice feature is that you can set when they are allowed to log in, which days, and what you consider as passing.\u00a0 You can also change the lesson settings for the child but it is advised to only make the change(s) when the student’s account is not currently using Read, Write & Type.\u00a0 Changing the lesson settings allows you to move your child ahead or go back and review a section.\u00a0 It will not change their scores.<\/p>\n

Your Profile & Logout<\/strong>
\nYour Profile allows you to edit all of your information such as name, address, email, and password.\u00a0 The Logout button of course logs you out of your account.<\/p>\n

Read, Write & Type is popular with my girls and they enjoy playing the games.\u00a0\u00a0They have also tried\u00a0to stall going to bed by asking to play it.<\/p>\n

When my girls are logged into their accounts it starts with a very catchy song and then goes to the main page which is the keyboard with their complete letters,\u00a0left and right hands, and a scene with Vexor the Virus in it.\u00a0\u00a0As my girls progress through the program their keyboard fills up with the letters\u00a0and sounds that they have been working on.<\/p>\n

\"Girls<\/a>
\nYou can see in the picture above that the girls are in different parts of the program.\u00a0 Once they are here they click on Vexor (the green\u00a0thing above the blue house) to see where they go next.\u00a0 Vexor will take them to different places depending where in the city or on the houses they click.<\/p>\n

Here are a few examples of the games that they play:
\nWhen they click on the tree they work on typing sentences from a story.\u00a0 The flying saucer has them choose a sound or a storyteller that they have already been introduced for the game.\u00a0 The blimp takes them to the theatre.\u00a0 They are shown a picture and depending on the directions\u00a0they must decide if the answers are correct by typing the letter sound that they are working on or incorrect by clicking the space bar.<\/p>\n

\"Talking<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Talking
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When they are finished they earn pieces of their Certificates of merit which can be printed.\u00a0 When they have completed the entire program there will be a total of 10 certificates of merit.<\/p>\n

Sweet Pea likes all of the games but says that going to park and working on getting the storyteller across the park is her favorite one of them all.\u00a0 Peanut says her favorite games are when she works on the sounds of the letters in the theatre and library.\u00a0 Lil’ Bit isn’t sure which game is her favorite.<\/p>\n

One thing I have noticed is that two\u00a0of my\u00a0girls get frustrated during one section of the program.\u00a0 It is the section where they have to type the same letters over and over.\u00a0\u00a0It takes them a little longer to type the sequence than what appears to be allowed.\u00a0 It doesn’t show a\u00a0counter with the time\u00a0that it has to be completed but it isn’t long.\u00a0 Vexor starts taking breaths and eventually blows the\u00a0story teller\u00a0away to start over\u00a0if there are too many\u00a0pauses\u00a0during typing\u00a0or if they\u00a0hit the wrong button too many times.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the girls get stuck at this section, after a couple of attempts, I will\u00a0help them type the letters faster so they can continue on.<\/p>\n\n

We will be continuing with Read, Write & Type until the girls finish the program.\u00a0 They really enjoy using\u00a0program!\u00a0 I highly recommend the program to anyone who has 6-9 year olds.\u00a0 Even some younger and older children may enjoy this as well!<\/p>\n

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Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TalkingFingers\/<\/a>
\nYouTube:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/talkingfingersvideo<\/a>
\nTwitter:<\/strong>\u00a0 https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReadWriteType\/with_replies<\/a> @readwritetype<\/p>\n

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Please click on the banner below to read more reviews\u00a0of Read, Write & Type by the Crew.<\/p>\n

\"Talking<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Crew<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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