ReaderPen | C-Pen | Reading support | Human reader alternative | Classroom aid

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If used right, even low cost devices can recognize and pick up words correctly, meaning when scanning the text they usually won’t accidentally replace “turnpike” with “turnip. Available in more than 20 languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, and more. Because they don’t need to squeeze in as much hardware, these devices can be less expensive to purchase and the apps can be more easily modified, changed and updated to provide new features. That these pens tend to look like highlighters and can have headphone attachments means that if your child is sensitive about their reading difficulties, particularly in public, they can use these devices without drawing too much attention to themselves.

In other words, being able to listen to text while they read it can help students with their reading. Well made devices that are accurate and have some tolerance for scanning mistakes can cost a bit more. Essentially, reading pens and other text to speech technologies are based on the idea that one of the main causes of reading disabilities comes from the difficulty in decoding written words, particularly in children with dyslexia. Because these things weigh around a couple ounces (between 50 and 70 g metric), you can test it at home by taping an AA battery to a good sized highlighter and seeing how your child does with it.Also, I tested the theories of the internet experts, the pen loads the translated text quicker, plus you don’t need to rely on lighting and a steady hand to focus you phone camera lens to translate text. It features high quality naturally speaking English, American, Australian, British, Irish, Scottish and Indian accents, as well as Spanish (regular or Latin accents) and French voices.

As an alternative to a stand alone reader pen some devices, like the popular and affordable ScanMarker Air, are designed to work with a computer or mobile device for full usability. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback. I saw lots of comments from the internet experts on the TikTok video that Google does something similar, well yeah, obviously. Essentially a pen that reads text out loud to you, over the last few years these scanning pens have become fairly popular with parents of students with reading difficulties. Many reading pens, such as the C-Pen or the Scanmarker Air, are designed to look modern and sleek and actually do look a lot like a highlighter.Not only are the words read aloud to users as the nib of the pen passes over them, but the Reader Pen can also improve their vocabulary with the touch of a button, through the inbuilt Collins English Dictionary and Oxford French and Spanish Dictionary. The first format is the C-Pen Reader, which is the advanced version, as it not only offers scanning function for English, French and Spanish, it is also installed with a dictionary, that allows users to look up any words they don’t understand. The C-Pen Exam Reader 2™ has been given official exam board guidance from a number of examining bodies around the world, which includes no special access requirements in many cases.

In the settings menu you can change toggle on/off Bluetooth (for headphone use only), adjust volume sound, display options, left/right hand pen usage, and other user options. A reading pen is essentially a type of scanning pen that has the extra feature of being able to read text back to you. One particular study looked at the impact of using the Reader Pen on Year 10 students with literacy difficulties. The C-Pen Exam Reader 2™ is the next generation exam support, designed to assist users through their learning journey. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.Now scroll to the settings menu, next select WiFi, and follow the onscreen instruction to connect to your chosen network.