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For the most part, though, the website says kids will start with Scratch, a visual programming tool, or by building their own website.

Tech Talent South, an adult beginner's computer coding program, is offering free weekly coding programs for kids ages 9 to 13.

This week, thousands of events around the world are encouraging computer-coding literacy. "Coding is really about creative self-expression and storytelling," says Mitchel Resnick of MIT's Media Lab.

With programming classes, kids can become expert coders as they learn how to navigate and reason through complex problems—a proficiency that will serve them in the future.

Only Real Coding Languages Sometimes, classes that teach young kids how to code use programs like Scratch, a basic drag-and-drop program that is never used in the field.

Parents fear for their children getting left behind in a tech-heavy world, leading some to start training their kids as young as three years old.

Education guidelines for schools cover pilot programs to push ahead with classes focusing on major fields such as science, math, engineering and technology, including computer coding.