TypingTutor

Typing App for Children with special needs.

This is a typing app developed keeping in mind, the children with autism and other special needs. The app has three levels for kids with different levels of functioning.

The Beginner and Advanced level present a virtual keyboard with larger keys to help children having difficulty with fine motor and eye hand coordination, to be able to isolate and press the keys. The key to be pressed is highlighted to help with focusing on the right key in the keyboard layout. In the beginner level, only one key is highlighted at a time to help the child follow through the keys and memorize the keyboard layout. In the advanced level, all the keys in the word are highlighted to prompt the child make a selection.

The Expert level present the actual iOS keyboard. only the correct keystroke is captured and incorrect responses lead to audio prompt for correct key to be pressed.

All the level present auditory prompts (audio of next alphabet to be pressed)and visual prompts (highlighting next alphabet).

The app uses dolch word lists and can be customized to add a custom list of words.