It’s a really positive sign that the JCQ are advocating the use of technology, as it can have huge benefits for students who struggle with reading and writing.

However, they are built from OCR technologies that can often make more mistakes with non-Latin characters ( Japanese kanji, for example, is often an issue). This should make these assessments significantly more accessible for students with reading difficulties. 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. When considering alternatives to reading pens, it’s important to note that the tool that will work best for users depends on their specific needs and the disability or condition they need to mitigate.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. Reading aids are valuable tools not only for individuals with dyslexia but also for visually impaired and blind users. Scan text with this state-of-the-art device to have words read out with natural speaking voices and defined with highest tier dictionaries in an instant. For instance, magnifiers and screen readers can help individuals with low vision read text on a page or screen. 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. Well made devices that are accurate and have some tolerance for scanning mistakes can cost a bit more. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Using ExamReader with earphones enables these students to be in the same room as their piers when taking the test, saving school resources. 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.No unauthorised material or content can be loaded onto ExamReader and it can *only* be used to support text reading. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. This is particularly so where a computer reader, modified enlarged papers, a scribe, speech recognition technology or a word processor will be used in examinations. They can be connected to computers, tablets, and smartphones, making it easier for blind individuals to access digital content. Speechify is an app that uses OCR technology to scan text from books, documents, or screens and converts it into spoken words.

If you feel that your reading list contains a good deal of handwriting or unusual fonts, these devices might not work as well as they should.

C-Pen also have over models, such as the LINGOPEN (for EAL students); READERPEN SECURE (for workplace use) and CONNECT (a Bluetooth enabled scanner pen/digital highlighter with embedded character recognition). A candidate may use a computer reader in components of these exams that assess reading because it still allows the candidate to independently meet the reading requirements.

connector, allowing users to plug in the included earbuds or their favourite headphones, so they can hear exam questions without disruption.

The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. Some reader pens include internal storage and can connect to a PC via a USB cable (mini or micro USB or Type-C) for easy data transfer. They often have built-in screens and other hardware so they can scan, display, process and read text out loud all by themselves.