Student Success Checklist
Student Success Checklist
Top tips to get the most out of the TTRS course
Written by Meredith Cicerchia
Updated over a week ago
- Reinforce where necessary the basics of the correct home key position with "GH" -"Good Hands" in the middle
- Reinforce when necessary, correct finger usage - one finger at a time – return a finger to the home key before moving another
- Ask the student to read the words aloud as the type to reinforce phonemic awareness
- Look for opportunities to offer praise - no achievement is too small!
- Explain the program and enable the student to feel in charge of his or her course
- Show the student where to put their login username and password for the next session and explain how the course will remember their progress point
- Explain the meaning of the three bars on the screen. (Progress and % Score)
- Make sure that no modules are missed and that the student knows how to go back manually and complete any they skip
- Once the course is underway, pick the right moment to explain more of the settings and how they can be adjusted to alter the challenge level
- Regularly ask to see the student's history to evaluate and give feedback, praise and support
- Guide the student toward feeling in control of his or her learning
- Always make sure the user corrects mistakes as they go along
- Encourage the student to take the screen hands away after reaching level three (or later if appropriate to their progress and motivation)
- Those users whose spelling level is above Level 3 and are able to touch-type should have the choice to unlock and jump to another level if they prefer
- Show the student how they can use the “Remember and Repeat” (RR) option in settings to learn the spelling of difficult words
- Pressing number 2 on the keyboard will repeat the current word in any module and number 5 will show the words on screen for a dictation module
- Endeavour to have the student stop before becoming too tired, even if this means finishing the session much earlier than anticipated
- Ensure that the student finishes on a positive note, that their bar graph is showing the score on the screen and that they come away with a feeling of success