English keyboard, English language, 196 lessons - standard English and selections from the King James Bible, color-coded, STEREO! Yes..cues for letters are not only visual but audial. If the letter is to be typed by the left hand and you can't remember, the sound reminding you where it is comes from the left speaker - in addition to the screen reminders.
If you are a hunt-and-peck typist the fastest you’ll ever be able to type will probably be about 34 words-per-minute. If you look at the screen while you type, which causes you to visually error check, the limit is about 65 words-per-minute. However, once you have finished this program, if you continue to practice looking at the page to be copied without checking for and correcting errors you’ll be able to type as fast as you’re ‘internally wired.’
• Position the keyboard at an angle of thirty degrees to the computer - either to the left or the right, it doesn’t make any difference. That makes it harder to “cheat” when learning. Looking down at the keys lets your eyes lead your fingers to the keys and it is very difficult to type much faster than thirty words-per-minute doing that. However, if you don’t look at the keys the sky’s the limit.
• Unlike many other programs, LaserTyping does not “penalize” you for mistakes. It never says how many mistakes you’ve made, it only tells you how well you’ve done. When you mistype a letter, the program momentarily interrupts the practice flow to teach you the unknown letter then resumes. LaserTyping transitions seamlessly between typing teacher to typing practice.
• LaserTyping lets you switch between lessons and difficulty at any time; it's your choice. We recommend, however, that you only move on to the next lesson when your speed has reached at about twenty words-per-minute.
• LaserTyping lets you succeed in learning how to type. One elementary school in Colorado had 85% of third graders typing 30 words-per-minute in 15 hours of practice