I remember teaching a 9 year old how to code. He was pretty comfortable in Scratch and he understood the basics like loops, conditionals, variables. He was able

I remember teaching a 9 year old how to code. He was pretty comfortable in Scratch and he understood the basics like loops, conditionals, variables. He was able to program simple graphical Scratch games with minimal assistance (e.g. rock paper scissors, space defenders). When I tried teaching him Python however, his spelling and typing skills held him back significantly. It took him almost a minute to type 5 words. Unfortunately, this is becoming more common, as more kids are growing up without using a computer much at all, in favor of tablets and smartphones.