Englishtype uses a unique colour coding system of fingers & keys and teaching is done using complimentary coloured keyboards (the onscreen keyboard shows letters & colours, the typing keyboard just has colours).Ĭhildren can get to their muscle memory working in as little as 10-12 weeks (the target is 30 words per minute, an amazing speed, this is muscle memory speed). YRD Typing Club offers weekly sessions and uses Englishtype, a multi-sensory program designed by an Educational Psychologist specialising in Dyslexia. For a dyslexic child, this gives huge boost to self esteem. The skill transfers into the unconscious muscle memory it improves spelling, reduces cognitive processing load and frees the mind’s creativity. The significant benefits of typing are unlocked when the process becomes an automatic, physical skill – like playing a sport or instrument or riding a bike. YRD now promotes touch typing for dyslexic children. However, even +25 years on, dyslexic children are still unlikely to learn to type in school, despite typing being taught in countries like Australia, Canada & American. He was one of the first dyslexics in the county to do so he learned to use the keyboard and was able to ‘hunt and peck’ quite quickly.
Pat Payne, YRD Chair, first realised the benefit of typing for a dyslexic when her son was able to use a laptop while sitting his GCSE exams in 1993.
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