Australian Touch Typing Program for Primary School Students
Build Keyboard Fluency, Accuracy, & Automaticity from Prep to Year 6, Aligned with ACARA & NAPLAN Online
Students learn to touch type with this early intervention touch typing program, starting in Prep. itype4school helps students achieve keyboard expectations of the Australian National Curriculum
Designed for Australian Classrooms
Digital learning is now embedded in Australian education. However, many students are expected to type narratives or long responses without ever being taught correct typing skills.
Itype fills this gap by providing a structured, age-appropriate typing program aligned with Australian classroom expectations and curriculum outcomes.
Aligned to the Australian Curriculum
Our lessons support digital literacy capabilities outlined by ACARA and help students develop keyboard competency to practice typing across each learning area of the national curriculum.
Supports NAPLAN Online
Students who type confidently can focus on what they want to say, rather than how to type it with cognitive overload. Itype helps build the speed and accuracy required for online writing, learning and assessments.
Why Touch Typing Skills Matter in Primary School
Students who rely on "hunt and peck" typing often experience fatigue, frustration and slower writing output. This can limit creativity and impact performance in digital tasks with observable cognitive overload.
Itype teaches correct finger placement with home position from the outset, helping students build lifelong typing habits with finger muscle and fine motor skill development.
Improves writing fluency and speed
Reduces frustration during digital tasks
Builds confidence with technology
Supports students with learning difficulties
What the itype Program Includes
itype is a structured learning program designed for real classrooms with a specific measurable learning outcome.
Step-by-step typing lessons
Students progress through sequenced lessons that build accuracy before speed.
Engaging activities and games
Interactive exercises keep students motivated while reinforcing correct technique.
Teacher dashboard and reporting
Teachers monitor progress and track outcomes in real-time as students learn to correctly touch type.
Flexible classroom use
Suitable for whole-class instruction, small groups rotations and learning support.
Used by Schools Across Australia
itype4school is used in primary classrooms across Australia. The program works seamlessly on laptops, desktops and Chromebooks, with no installation required.
Rather than relying on overseas typing tools, Australian schools choose itype for its local relevance, specifically the curriculum alignment to Digital technologies with using software to develop and communicate learning. Itype’s Foundations version used in the lower years helps students achieve the keyboard requirements for the curriculum, not commonly achieved. The ease of integration into the classroom with self paced exercises for the students, provides a fluent learning environment.
Real Results That Matter
Schools using itype report measurable improvements in typing speed, accuracy and student confidence. itype data shows that students who learn and maintain correct home position continue to improve, while those who maintain the hunt and peck method to touch type often plateau and cannot attain the speed of those students with their hands in home position to touch type. This evidence-based approach ensures typing becomes a skill that supports learning long term.
What Teachers Are Saying About itype
Our first schools using itype have already seen measurable improvements in typing speed, accuracy, and student confidence. Teachers report that students quickly develop correct keyboard habits, engage more in digital learning, and show noticeable progress in online assessments like NAPLAN.
“For our youngest students, the program has added a ‘fine motor’ dimension along with an opportunity to consolidate their letter knowledge. Those Preparatory Year students who started itype in 2021 have developed tremendously with many, to this point in time, now seen as ‘touch typers’. Our teachers and Lower Primary students have been giving Allison feedback on what worked and some suggestions on how to improve the program.
Mick Martin
Head of Junior School
Whitsunday Anglican School, Mackay Queensland
Thanks Allison for the opportunity that itype presents to our students at ACCM. Year 6 have been progressing well with itype, with numbers of students having noticeable improvements since beginning their itype journey both in speed and accuracy. Our class completes a minimum of 3 x 15 mins on itype each week. The drills and games associated with itype help to keep them engaged and once they got over the bad habits they had developed, emphasising the placement of fingers on home keys has really helped a significant number of students begin to soar with their results.
Mark Hodges
Year 6 Primary
Australian Christian College - Moreton
See itype in Action & Book a Demo
Experience how itype can transform your students’ typing skills. Schedule an online demo to explore the program firsthand, discuss your school’s unique needs, and discover how iType can be seamlessly implemented to deliver measurable results.
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