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This web-site has visual cues. It offers 27 guided lessons. You can choose from 18 keyboard layouts. The default keyboard layout is for United States. You can take the course in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. This would be an excellent web-site for ESOL students.

You can use this site to send parents to an online typing practice site.

This web-site would be ideal for Spanish speaking students. It has visual cues and it is self explanatory.

This site was created by an occupational therapist.  It provides customized typing instruction for all ages. First month is free, then you pay a small monthly fee. There are lessons specifically for one-handed typists as well.

This keyboarding game is found on KABOOSE's funschool site.

This site offers a variety of online games. This is a great resource to send home for students to practice their keyboarding skills.

Ms. Roy's 6th graders - E says: lots of fun, really good, just enough of a challenge to play but not too challenging to want to throw my laptop across the room, most of the games are the exact same thing with different graphics so it gets kinda boring. R says: Martian City Defender - good, kinda challenging , can adjust the level

Place your fingertips on the keys that are colored yellow (see image). This finger placement is the fundamental position for touch typing, from which it is possible to press all the other keys.

It remembers the student when he revisits the site, not babyish games and you can copy and paste text on which to base the types speed/accuracy games (e.g. spelling words, high interest topics) - good for upper elementary kids

Like the opportunity to add your own text to practice typing - can work on establishing motor patterns for familiar, motivating or targeted spelling words.

You have to spend a few minutes to learn how to navigate the site as there are a number of options provides instruction as well as practice games

you can cut and paste text of high interest to the student