I have been searching the Web to find some tutorial sites to help beginners in particular. Featured below are just two that should be of great use.

The sites have been designed by and/or for kids, but don't be put off by this. They are very useful for beginners as they explain concepts in an easy-to-understand manner.

1. Typing Practice - Jo Edkins' page
This is a basic and uncluttered page designed to help children learn to type, but extremely useful for anyone wishing to learn. On this site, you simply type the letter that appears in red. When you've finished typing the letter or word, the next one will appear. If you make a mistake, you are notified immediately, and can correct the error.

Some tutorials can become boring, so this site enables you to set your own lesson. Choose whether you want to practice typing all letters, consonants, vowels, numerals or small words. You can also choose how long each session runs for, eg. 15, 30, or 60 seconds.

Particularly for beginners, shorter sessions are often more useful as they help to stave off boredom and fatigue and give you a greater sense of achievement. As you improve you can increase the challenge and choose a longer session.

The site also keeps simple score for you. To track your improvement, keep note of your score somewhere. You'll soon feel encouraged to keep bettering your score!

2. Web Page Authoring (HTML) - Lissa Explains It All
HTML or Hyper Text Mark-up Language is the language used to create Web pages. It may look scary to start with, but it really is quite easy to learn the basics and make a great site. In Lissa Explains it All, Lissa will show you how to start making your page, how to lay out your pages, how to add images, and lots more. If you're looking to make your own page, then Lissa truly will explain it all to you.

Lissa started this site in 1997 when she was 11 years old because there were no other sites on the Web to teach kids HTML. Lissa is now 15 and has developed a truly useful and easy to understand site teaching the young and the young-at-heart basic HTML.

Don't be put off or fooled by the cute and colourful site, Lissa knows what she's talking about and her site should help those new (and those not so new) to HTML become proficient in the language and develop their own brilliant web site.