Touch-Type Read and Spell 1-yr Access
Online Course
TTRS teaches typing skills while also reinforcing phonics, benefiting struggling readers and spellers, and students with dyslexia or visual impairment.
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Touch-Type Read and Spell (TTRS)
For some students, handwriting is such a struggle that it gets in the way of reading, spelling, and putting thoughts on paper. Touch-Type Read and Spell (TTRS) takes a different approach, teaching keyboarding, reading, and spelling together in one structured program.
Designed especially for struggling readers, students with dyslexia, and children who find writing physically challenging, TTRS introduces phonics concepts in small, manageable steps. Students begin with simple vowel sounds and word families before progressing to more complex spelling patterns and vocabulary.
As students work through the lessons, they hear, see, and type words using the correct fingers. This multisensory approach reinforces learning through multiple pathways simultaneously, helping students build reading, spelling, and keyboarding skills. The program's structured progression and built-in repetition make it particularly appealing for students who benefit from extra practice and consistency.
Many families find that learning to type removes some of the frustration associated with handwriting. Instead of focusing on letter formation, students can devote more energy to spelling, reading, and expressing their ideas.
TTRS is fully online and available through either an Individual subscription for one student or a Family subscription for up to six students. It works on Windows and Mac computers and can also be used on an iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard.
If you've been looking for a way to support reading and spelling while teaching a practical life skill, TTRS brings all three together in a straightforward, easy-to-follow format.
- February 16, 2026
Slow success
Tricia
My kids all fight this program, but it's been effective.
- April 17, 2025
Boring, but it works
Rachelle
My daughter thinks it is boring, but I see a difference with her spelling. Works so well for dyslexic students.
- January 5, 2024
My kids love it!
Jana C.
I homeschool all 5 of my children, ages 7-15 and they all have loved this program! Easy to learn and great price for the whole family!
- December 12, 2022
Good!
Hayes
Used this with two of my children. It's a good program and we all enjoyed it.
- February 11, 2022
Great! So encouraged!
Bernadine V.
My granddaughter has been using this for about three months. She is 11 and has had visual issues. We use this program with Spelling You See and it had really helped her. (We never do spelling tests!) She does not stress over this at all - which is huge for her.
- February 7, 2022
3 boys 11, 9, 7
Jake N.
Our tutor recommended that we start using TTRS so we went ahead and ordered the family package. My boys have loved doing their levels! The stats at the end of each lesson give each boy a chance to have success when comparing to his brother :-) My oldest told me he didn't need typing but he has since learned the value of proper typing. He even had a college student tell him that she wished she had learned typing before she went to college.
- June 4, 2021
We adore this program!
Jennifer M.
We are in year 3 of this program and I can't say enough good things. My daughter has been doing it the longest, and my boys about a year and a half. All three kids can type so well now. They never complain and diligently do 2 to 3 modules daily. It is painless. They like getting their scores and trying to beat them. They have a graph to see their progress or if some modules need to be redone. Once you are in the program for a bit, the spelling words get more complicated and at that point, we use it for their spelling program. Love love love it! I recommend it to everyone and have 4 other families signed up for it. We has tried countless typing programs from game based, to free to book based. All of them were dropped within a few weeks. My kids like this one. They like that you can adjust the speaker from a male voice to a female voice to an American accident or a British accent (they hands down prefer British :) Great program!
- April 24, 2021
A Win!
Kelli R.
Touch-Type Read and Spell has been a huge victory for our home. We purchased the family license for our dyslexia household. It is improving everyone’s typing, but also spelling! It can be difficult to find programs that do not make older students feel like they are using a program meant for much younger audience, but TTRS has delivered. Thank you Timberdoodle for the wonderful recommendation.
- March 15, 2021
Simple Short Spelling and Touch Typing
Melissa
With a child who struggles with writing and spelling, moving him to the typing as efficiently as possible is a huge goal. This program's repitition really helps with spelling and reading. The shortness of the lessons (roughly 4 minutes for my slowest typist) allows leeway for both short attention spans and for kids who like to feel like they're moving through faster than they need to. I'm really impressed with this program and love that my 9 and 11 year olds can do it on their own!
- February 21, 2021
Great for all my Kids
Melissa
I have one kid who is a great speller, but needed typing. I have another who is a horrible speller and okay typist. And I have a third kid who struggles with dysgraphia. This program is perfect for every single one of them And it means that I don't have to spend hours on spelling anymore.
