JUMP START TYPING

by Knowledge Adventure

Product Features

• For Ages 7 - 12
• Combines arcade-style game play and challenging activities
• Make learning to type fun and easy.
• Train with over 30 lessons; Skill levels automatically adjust
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• ASIN: B000QWAPJ8
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #505 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #16 in Software > Children's Software > Early Learning

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA Publisher:  KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE Packaging:  JEWEL CASE Rating:  AGES: 7-12 Become an Extreme Key-Boarder While Playing Cool Games!  Designed specifically for kids JumpStart Typing combines arcade-style game play and challenging activities with timed typing lessons and technique movies to make learning to type fun and easy.Rockin' Rock Climbing Key your way to the top while avoiding obstacles!Ultimate Skateboarding Practice your typing as you master skateboard tricks.Radical Snowboarding Type the correct letter combinations as you race down an icy slope! A special diagnostic evaluation determines your child's base typing abilityMovie clips teach correct hand placement posture and other typing fundamentalsTrain with over 30 lessons!Skill levels automatically adjust to your child's growing abilitiesPlay arcade-style practice games to improve speed and accuracy System Requirements for Windows Windows Vista XP 2000266 MHz or faster processor64 MB RAM (128 MB for Vista or XP)100 MB free hard disk space640x480 monitor 16-bit colorWindows-compatible sound card & speakers12X CD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars fun, small fixed size window, must keep CD in drive, May 3, 2009

By 

Joe Developer (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JUMP START TYPING (CD-ROM)

I bought this for my 6-yr old after picking up an old version at a garage sale that would not save his scores on Windows XP. He likes it, and begs to practice his typing that has improved fairly quickly. I tried it a bit in training mode to do exercises as I don't quite touch type and liked how it shows which finger to use to type the next letter so you don't have to look at the keyboard.

Note this was written back when screens were 640x480 and barely updated since. the window is still stuck at that size, and it will not run if the CD is not in the drive, even if you copy the whole CD to your hard drive and install from there. When this was advertised as the XP/Vista version I hoped it would have lost these limitations.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start kids typing at a young age!, January 18, 2011

By 

J. M. Palo "gloryngolfing" (Surprise, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JUMP START TYPING (CD-ROM)

I home schooled my daughter during her 3rd Grade year. She was 9yrs. old learning the majority of her lessons on the computer. We purchased Jump Start Typing for her mainly so she could become more familiar with the keyboard. She not only became familiar with the keyboard, she learned to type fluently, efficiently, and it also increased her spelling skills. By the time she was in 7th grade (the year public school teaches typing) she mastered her typing skills into 120-130wpm. I attribute her mastery in typing to the fantastic lessons from Jump Start Typing software. I highly recommend this software and/or any of the Jump Start software available. Knowing how to type at an early age enables kids to learn the lesson at hand instead of struggling with the typing of an assignment. A lesson learned is possible when a child's typing skill allows him/her the chance to learn freely. Finding keys on a keyboard to type an assignment means the child's concentration isn't on the lesson.
We purchased this one for our niece when she was in 3rd grade. GET YOUR CHILD TYPING EARLY!!!! GET JUMP START TYPING!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 10 year old loves this program!, September 11, 2008

By 

Heather C (Spring, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JUMP START TYPING (CD-ROM)

My 10 year old son would spend hours playing (actually learning and practicing typing) if I let him. His typing/keyboarding has improved in a very short time.