Read, Write & Type

Read, Write & Type
DeveloperPresage Software[1]
PublisherThe Learning Company
PlatformsWindows
Macintosh
Release1995
GenreEducational

Read, Write & Type is a 1995 educational video game from The Learning Company.[2] The game is for ages 5 to 9.[3]

Gameplay

"Read, Write & Type" helps students develop phonics, spelling, and typing skills by associating sounds with keyboard letters. Players team up with animated characters to save storytellers from a villain, completing activities like naming pictures, identifying sounds in words, and using correct typing techniques. They also practice forming words, phrases, and sentences using a simple word processor.[3]

Development

Read, Write & Type was developed by Presage Software, a company founded in 1986 and based in San Rafael, California.[4]

Reception

Winston-Salem Journal said "Although I haven't found a fresh test subject for this, I've found so much -from this company valuable and loved by kids that I can recommend the program".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Presage Products - Read, Write & Type". Presage Software. Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Vexor the Virus spreads education". Pensacola News Journal. October 9, 1995. p. 15. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Holzberg, Carol (April 1, 1996). "Read, Write & Type". Booklist. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Gale Research.
  4. ^ "The Company". Presage Software. Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Read, Write & Type 9x". Macworld. August 2003. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Gale Research.
  6. ^ Akin, Jim (December 1996). "The two dads". MacUser. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Gale Research.
  7. ^ "Reader Rabbit". Quad-City Times. March 24, 1996. p. 40. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ McWilliams, Peter (December 4, 1995). "New software allows kids to while away the hours with Zoop or write a paper". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 18. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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