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. Those that are designed for students with dyslexia take all this a step further, and have the extra ability to read scanned text out loud for the student. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback. Easy ConnectivityFeatures a standard micro-USB connector for charging and connecting to computers, as well as a standard 3.

About the size of a highlighter, they’re portable, relatively accurate and, to be honest, can be quite handy for both students and adults with dyslexia. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. Similarly, the C-Pen only reads typed fonts – therefore, the pen offers no assistance for handwritten notes.

Listen to word or paragraphs being read out to you while at the same time visually following along on the screen or in the textbook – and learn faster. It seems to work well, and the accuracy is very good too, I didn’t (well when I started to use it properly) find the pen make any text mistakes. To charge you can use the supplied USB/USB-C cable (which measures 1M) and use any 5V/1A USB power source.

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. Based on "your own" words, C-Pen Reader 2 provides instant words games allowing you to practice pronunciations and definitions. The digital highlighter – alongside with the text-to-speech function – supports multi-sensory learning and aid language retention.We offer a wide range of products that convert text into speech, provide data storage, text-to-digital scanning, translation, and so much more! However, the pen may also be useful for those who have visual impairments or who are learning English, French or Spanish (also Italian and German with the Exam Reader) as a second language, because listening to the digital voice read words aloud may help with their pronunciation, whilst the dictionary function could assist them in understanding the meaning of new words (although users need to be aware that the dictionary is monolingual). In other words, being able to listen to text while they read it can help students with their reading. C-Pen Reader 2 processes the dictionary definitions and display these definitions one by one, making it easier to access each definition. They often have built-in screens and other hardware so they can scan, display, process and read text out loud all by themselves.