App Profile: Touch-type Read and Spell

tonibear82

Rating: 3/5

The lessons themselves are fine. I just wish I could have profiles for different students instead of having to log out and log each child individually. It takes a long time to download the data each time my kids logs in for a lesson.

Shelly2011

Rating: 1/5

I signed up for TTRS and haven’t had a problem logging into the web based version. However, I decided to download the app as well, and that is where my problems began. Every time I try to log in, I am greeted with the error: “The data couldn’t be read because it is not in the correct format.” I use the same info from keychain for the web and app, and can log in on the former, but not the latter. Clicking on “trouble logging on,” only sends me an email with instructions on changing my password, which I’ve done several times, to no avail. I finally decided to contact the company for help, explaining my issue to them, and have only received more emails directing me to change my password 🤦🏽‍♀️ One even went ahead and changed my password for me, which, surprise surprise, worked on the web, but not in the app. So, at this point, the app is dead to me, and I’ll be uninstalling and will just have my kids use the web version. Just wanted anyone else who is having the same problem know that they are not alone and that no help will be forthcoming.

Tammy Lynn Wagner

Rating: 5/5

I knew that the typing program I used for my non-Dyslexic kiddo would not work for my son, who has moderate to severe, double-deficit Dyslexia. Most programs go too fast, too soon, for him, and the words used would make it inaccessible to him as well—never mind the anxiety that the timed test would give. While I do not believe that TTRS lives up to its claim to “teach spelling,” it does reinforce what he is learning during our Orton-Gillingham lessons, aiding in the orthographic mapping process. (We use the Barton Reading & Spelling System, and I have listed the way its progression corresponds to TTRS on my public Facebook page: Light Bulb Moments Tutoring.) I love the repetition, multi-sensory input (including visual and auditory cues), and ease of use. My son is able to do this independently and with great success. The price was a bit off-putting, but we purchased it at a discounted price during a holiday sale. My 10-year-old son has been doing 4 lessons per day, 4 days per week, which should allow him to complete the program during our 1-year subscription. (He should be finishing Barton Level 5 by then, making most words in TTRS accessible to him as well.) We did have some technical difficulties at first, but customer service was very thorough and helpful. (I had not realized that there was an iPad app, so we were using the online version in Safari, which was not the best option.)