The simple act of speaking while writing engages multiple brain systems, and mobilizes maximum brain power for the task. Children can learn phonics, reading, writing, keyboarding, spelling, and punctuation, at their own pace, with clear, non-judgmental feedback. Games can be repeated infinitely. Self-esteem is protected in vulnerable students who need to work at a slower pace and tend to make a lot of errors. Children see words appear neatly spaced in a clear, large font, leading their eyes consistently from left to right on the screen.
Writing requires reading.
You really can't write without reading what you write. Learning System can be applied when encountering new words in books. makes writing easier. They may have a hard time remembering the visual appearance of a letter and then drawing that letter with a pencil. Typing bypasses that difficult visual-motor process because it only requires a simple key press. The letters go automatically from left to right.