What is TTRS?
TTRS is a typing course that teaches keyboarding, develops reading and spelling skills, builds confidence and motivates learners to succeed.
For over 25 years, TTRS has offered a comprehensive touch-typing course based on a structured program of phonics. The program aims to build literacy skills and increase confidence and self-esteem in users as they master the art of keyboarding. Because it takes a multi-sensory approach to tuition, TTRS is also suitable for users who struggle with physical impairments and specific learning difficulties, like dyslexia.
TTRS Overview
Designed to encourage success from the start
Highly structured yet flexible approach
24 course levels, each of 31 modules - 4,000 words in all
Computer Keyboard Skills
Keys introduced sequentially following a phonics program
Small, incremental steps delivered at the pace of the learner
Multi-sensory learning - students see, hear and type each word
Reading - Writing - Spelling
Phonics program supports decoding skills in reading
Repetition and dictation exercises develop writing fluency
Muscle-memory in the fingers used as a spelling aid
Dyslexia-Friendly Learning
Structured wordlists based on the book 'Alpha to Omega'
Multi-sensory Orton and Gillingham approach to reading and spelling
Sight words, Captial letters, full stops and whole sentences
Self-Esteem, Motivation and Confidence
Can enhance self-esteem for individuals with a history of educational failure
TTRS is appropriate as a typing course for children (6-7+) and adults who wish to learn the skill of keyboarding and is part of the National Curriculum for Schools and Colleges.
Additionally, TTRS is designed to benefit:
Students who experience spelling, reading or writing difficulties
Adults requiring help with their literacy skills
Students learning English as a second language (ESL)