Sensible approach to typing, reading
I have four teens and preteens of varying reading, spelling, and typing abilities. This program is doing a nice job of meeting each of them where they are.
Bug fixes and more
This game doesn’t help me learn to touch type it just makes me angrier 😡. When you get something wrong it deletes your progress. There’s some sound problems too like when you have finished the level, instead of clapping you hear “applause very good”. when you reach the word god it sounds like too much Like dog
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Response from developer
We are sorry to hear that you have been having these issues. Please could you email our support team: support@readandspell.com and we will look into this for you.
Keeps quitting
Every time I go to open the app it quits on me
It works!
I just started using the app and it works great. It will synch to the website and back, and will work offline. But it will need internet access to log in or switch profiles!
TTRS and Dyslexia/Dysgraphia
This app is easy to use for my 9 year old, he has dyslexia and dysgraphia, this program is helping him with both he repeats words, so he memorize and he is learning where the letters of the keyboard are, for him is becoming easy the keyboard. Some times he practice for 5 minutes or he can practice for 15, that’s another reason he can do it without problems, he knows the modules are shorts, so far the app has been working and my kid is happy to practice.
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Needs a subscription
It's not clear on the app store that you need subscription to use this app
Response from developer
For more information about subscriptions please visit www.readandspell.com
The best app
My son used the app at the age 8. His touch typing skill is super. Now I have decided to use myself. it improves not only touch-typing skills but I also my spelling and the most importantly my English pronunciation as I am not a native speaker. I like that it sounds the words loud in both female and male voice. I try to repeat words loud while typing.
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Great Program
My daughter has many learning difficulties. She has auditory processing disorder. This program is great for her. Listening,following directions, helping with paying attention. Yes it seems repetitive and challenging but that’s what she needs. I’m very happy with this program.
Great fit for my Dyslexic kiddo!
I knew that the typing program I used for my non-Dyslexic kiddo would not work for my son, who has moderate to severe, double-deficit Dyslexia. Most programs go too fast, too soon, for him, and the words used would make it inaccessible to him as well—never mind the anxiety that the timed test would give.
While I do not believe that TTRS lives up to its claim to “teach spelling,” it does reinforce what he is learning during our Orton-Gillingham lessons, aiding in the orthographic mapping process. (We use the Barton Reading & Spelling System, and I have listed the way its progression corresponds to TTRS on my public Facebook page: Light Bulb Moments Tutoring.)
I love the repetition, multi-sensory input (including visual and auditory cues), and ease of use. My son is able to do this independently and with great success.
The price was a bit off-putting, but we purchased it at a discounted price during a holiday sale. My 10-year-old son has been doing 4 lessons per day, 4 days per week, which should allow him to complete the program during our 1-year subscription. (He should be finishing Barton Level 5 by then, making most words in TTRS accessible to him as well.)
We did have some technical difficulties at first, but customer service was very thorough and helpful. (I had not realized that there was an iPad app, so we were using the online version in Safari, which was not the best option.)
While I do not believe that TTRS lives up to its claim to “teach spelling,” it does reinforce what he is learning during our Orton-Gillingham lessons, aiding in the orthographic mapping process. (We use the Barton Reading & Spelling System, and I have listed the way its progression corresponds to TTRS on my public Facebook page: Light Bulb Moments Tutoring.)
I love the repetition, multi-sensory input (including visual and auditory cues), and ease of use. My son is able to do this independently and with great success.
The price was a bit off-putting, but we purchased it at a discounted price during a holiday sale. My 10-year-old son has been doing 4 lessons per day, 4 days per week, which should allow him to complete the program during our 1-year subscription. (He should be finishing Barton Level 5 by then, making most words in TTRS accessible to him as well.)
We did have some technical difficulties at first, but customer service was very thorough and helpful. (I had not realized that there was an iPad app, so we were using the online version in Safari, which was not the best option.)
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Wish it had profiles for multiple students
The lessons themselves are fine. I just wish I could have profiles for different students instead of having to log out and log each child individually. It takes a long time to download the data each time my kids logs in for a lesson.
Response from developer
Hi there, we have a “switch user” option in the latest version which only takes a few seconds. Please email support@readandspell.com for more information.
