Others say...

"Hate it...Hate it...Hate it!!!"
This is not a program that ran well on my computer. I could get the lessons to download. However the "reward games" part of it would not. Everytime you finished a lesson I would get an error code and then I could only go on to the next lesson. This is no reward for a child learning how to type. I called the company and they e-mailed me a link to get the updated version and I got the same thing with that one too. There is a link to download a "fix" to this problem. Instead of fixining the problem it messed up my computer!

The Sponge Bob typing program is the next one I purchased and I must say it is much more "user friendly". The only drawback is that you need the disk everytime you play. But you will get better results in the end.

I would advise against getting Typing Instructor for kids...either version. Sponge Bob is slightly more expensive but you know the saying: "you get what you pay for".

"BORING"
This is the most boring typing game imaginable. I couldn't get my son interested in it for two minutes. The box says for ages 7 and up. Might be slightly thrilling for a very attentive four year old if that!

"A Warning for readers"
My daughter, 10, had worked through most of this program, and was learning to type correctly. It was a bit prone to let her progress too fast without feeling that she was making good strides for small improvements, but overall I was satisfied with it. However, in the last module, she came upon a few sentences in a lesson which revealed the climactic ending of The Lord of the Rings, which she had been reading with her father and was only halfway through! In my opinion, this was inexcusable. There may be endings from other novels that are given away in this program by thoughtless consultants or programmers, which I am unaware of. Parents trying to raise their children to read the book before watching the movie might want to avoid this program, and investigate directly regarding details of texts used from literature in the program's lessons.

"would not play on my computer"
Try as I might, I could not get this thing to play on my computer -- a Dell running Windows XP, Media Edition. The seller proposed that I try reconfiguring my computer, and advised that I had done everything all wrong by trying the settings suggested in the Windows Compatibilty Wizard. Ah well, I don't see my way clear to re-doing my whole computer just on account of one game. I must say, I'm disappointed after reading all the great reviews of this program. Not sure I'll even be able to get my money back!

"typing instructor for kids wonderful"
Kids, adults, it's fun and they love to do it. It took a little time for me to figure out how it works but with the children's help we mastered it. In one summer it turned 4 children into wonderful typists.