TTRS Subjects

Typing modules that cover a range of school subjects and personal interests for children and teens

What are TTRS Subjects?

TTRS Subject courses support vocabulary and core content learning in English, science, mathematics, geography, Spanish and more. Lessons present key vocabulary and concepts and provide opportunities to practise procedural knowledge, and build motivation and confidence.

Enhance familiarity with subject content

Get extra practice with school subjects, personal interests and practical topics. Review, preview or support a student's current learning, prepare for the year ahead.

Learn and remember specific scientific terms

Develop spelling skills in subjects with notoriously hard-to-spell keywords e.g. Physics, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry. Listen, view, and type maths facts: addition, subtraction, and times tables.

Strengthen reading and note-taking

Strengthen sight-reading skills and improve reading comprehension for word problems. Hone note-taking skills and get more out of lessons.

Subjects

Examples of school subjects:

GCSE

TTRS GCSE modules allow learners to practise and consolidate key terms and facts in several subjects. This prepares learners to face GCSE exams with knowledge and confidence. TTRS GCSE subjects are a multi-sensory alternative to traditional knowledge organisers.

Maths

Maths subjects cover key concepts and vocabulary, teach maths facts to boost confidence and skill, and provide strategies for answering word problems. There is also content to support learners with dyscalculia in their daily use of digits, such as instruction on typing dates, money and telephone numbers.

English

TTRS has a wide range of English subjects that include modules on phonics, high-frequency words, spelling rules, idioms, parts of speech, homophones, rhyming, grammatical structures and more.

Science

TTRS science modules break down hard-to-spell scientific words into smaller parts to help improve reading and spelling of science related material. Repetition of keywords, definitions and simplified explanations support learners in consolidating scientific knowledge.

History

Learners can type keywords and sentences about history topics that feature in the Key Stage 2 curriculum. These modules include the Stone Age to the Iron Age, Ancient Egypt, The Aztecs and Kings and Queens of England.

Geography

These modules include useful vocabulary to support learning in geography, particularly focusing on habitats, animals and plants. There are also higher-level subjects on human and physical geography.

GCSE

TTRS GCSE modules allow learners to practise and consolidate key terms and facts in several subjects. This prepares learners to face GCSE exams with knowledge and confidence. TTRS GCSE subjects are a multi-sensory alternative to traditional knowledge organisers.

Subjects

Some of the additional subjects:

Interests and hobbies

With a wide range of modules on art, music, sport, gaming and more, learners can develop stronger typing, reading and spelling skills by focusing on their personal interests and hobbies.

Health and well-being

These subject modules include typing sentences and positive affirmations that help learners to stay positive and balanced as they learn about mental, emotional and physical health and well-being. Learning about adopting a growth mindset can help individuals achieve their full potential.

Neurodiversity

These subjects cover factual and motivational information about neurodiversity and include positive affirmations and helpful strategies to ease challenges.

Spanish language

Learners can build their Spanish vocabulary with these multi-modal subjects featuring, images, audio and text. Learn phrases about animals, foods, people, places, verbs and everyday topics. TTRS helps students practise language skills in a fun and engaging way.

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Families

For individuals and families, suitable for kids and adults

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Touch-typing, reading and spelling support for students

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Touch-typing as part of a homeschool curriculum

Course content writers

TTRS embarked on an extensive selection process to find the best and the brightest to produce content for our new Subject Courses. Learn more about our course writers below.

Hannah
Hannah
Subject Writer, English

Hannah has been an English and creative writing teacher at secondary level for the past six years and has experience working with children who have dyslexia and dyspraxia. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Exeter, and a P.G.C.E. and an M.A. in Children's Literature from the University of Cambridge. She believes in using story-telling to support learning and is keen to help every child discover and express the creativity they have inside!

Nathan
Nathan
Subject Writer, Science

Nathan is a current secondary school teacher with 8 years of experience delivering the UK science curriculum. Over the years, he's developed a wide range of resources for his students and believes in making use of technology to help learners unlock their full potential. He holds a B.A. from the University of Warwick and a P.G.C.E. from Wolverhampton University.

Meredith
Meredith
Subjects Editor and Subject Writer, English

Meredith is a teaching affiliate and language researcher currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham. She has 15+ years of experience creating English language course curriculum and assessment content and holds an M.Sc. from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. from Georgetown University. She's passionate about helping individuals with language-based learning difficulties achieve success!

Liz
Liz
Subjects Editor and Subject Writer, SEN

Liz qualified as a teacher in 1999 and has experience in numerous schools working with students aged 3 through to 16 as a class teacher, specialist tutor, and intervention teacher. She has a personal and professional passion for ensuring everyone reaches their own full potential, particularly those with dyslexia and other learning differences. Liz holds a B.A. (Hons) in Education from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (now Cardiff Metropolitan University) and is currently embarking on a Masters in Psychology, studying at the University of Exeter.

Mary
Mary
Subject Writer, Science

Mary spent 8 years as an elementary and middle school teacher in Louisiana and previously pursued a Ph.D. in Education Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. She holds two undergraduate degrees in education and science and believes every child is a future scientist in training - they just need the right guidance and support to help them grow their curiosity!

Michael
Michael
Subject Writer, Maths

Michael has been working as a maths teacher at primary level for the past 17+ years and holds a B.A. in Education in Mathematics and Science from the University of Victoria. He specialises in curriculum development and is currently undertaking training with the British Dyslexia Association to pursue his passion for supporting learners with dyscalculia.

John
John
Subject Writer, Maths

John has been teaching AB and BC Calculus in Austin, Texas for the past 27 years. He's written numerous evaluations and review courses, and assisted the University of Texas in developing their online Precalculus course. John has worked with many students who struggle with learning difficulties and believes that with the right instruction, every child can develop strong maths skills.

Testimonials and reviews

Hear first-hand from our incredible community of users

Lisa, Parent of a 7th grader with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and apraxia

A deciding factor for me was the multi-sensory teaching aspect of TTRS. These kinds of methods are exactly what students with dyslexia and dysgraphia need. TTRS checks so many boxes: word lists, academic vocabulary by subjects, sight words, word endings, homophones. We also love being able to customize the visual display of the program. My son does about three modules each day -- they are quick and painless. And the best part is he is learning!

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We are a homeschooling family

We love that the word lists can include vocabulary from a variety of subjects and that it challenges our youngest phonetic reader on up to our high school senior. I highly recommend this program to any parent.

Dennis

Ed, Computer Science Teacher at a small private school

I use Touch-type Read and Spell in kindergarten through eighth grade alongside two other programs that teach coding and computer aided design (CAD). I like to rotate through the different applications to keep things fresh and interesting for the students. The homeroom teachers have provided very positive feedback about having students use TTRS to practice their spelling words. We really like the ability to add our own lists to the program. The students then practice typing the words and take an assessment.

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Highly recommended program

As a teacher, I love the combination of the main program and the challenging "Subjects" and "Free writing" - differentiation built-in.

Paulina

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Very good multi sensory OG based typing program

My kids have really enjoyed it. I like the different subjects available. It has really helped my kids spelling, vocabulary and typing speed.

Christina

Frequently asked questions

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Find the solution that’s right for you

Explore our tailored subscriptions and find the perfect fit

Families

For individuals and families, suitable for kids and adults

Schools and tutors

Touch-typing, reading and spelling support for students

Homeschoolers

Touch-typing as part of a homeschool curriculum