C Pen Text To Speech Reader 2 – OCR Scanning Device for Reading, Literacy & Learning | Portable Assistive Tool for Dyslexia and Neurodiversity | Exams, Lessons, Remote Learning | Windows & Mac

I purchased this for my son who has dyslexia so he can be more independent with his reading. He is only really using two of the modes (text reader and dictionary) so I can't comment on the file scanning or recorder modes yet. In short, it works really well, I am very impressed with how quickly and accurately it can read words and sentences, quite amazing actually. I haven't used any other reader pens, so I can't compare, but am super happy with this one and would recommend. It's very easy to use, it's a good size, the speaker is loud enough, and the voice is clear, (although I find it a little fast and robotic on the normal speed setting and way too slow on the slow speed setting). Was really happy that it came with ear pods as well. I only really have one barely negative comment and that is that the battery doesn't seem to last as long as I thought it would. I haven't measured it or anything so maybe just my perception. Anyway, was a great purchase and has been a game changer for my son!

I brought the C-Pen Reader for my dyslexic son to use during his first year at secondary school. He was a little unsure at first weather or not to take it into a classroom environment where he'd be using it surrounded by his peers. However, once he'd worked out how easy the controls are to use and how discreet it is, it's now a permanent and essential piece of equipment in his school bag.As the other reviewers have stated, it will read single words along with full sentences and if forgotten, it'll hold previous scanned words in its memory. It comes with a protective case and headphones, although if he wishes not to use them, he can adjust the sound of the 'female voice/reader' so not to interfere with lessons. It is very comfortable to hold and the colour allows it to camouflage itself amongst other essentials and it will fit neatly into a pencil case. I've also looked on-line and seen that he could download other languages to its memory (although please check with the website first as how easy this is I don't know as his is still in English).The only downsize for me was the price when I was considering buying it but now after taking the plunge and seeing how it's helped him transition from primary school, it's well worth every penny I paid. The purchase has given him piece of mind and he now has his C-Pen to rely upon instead of the awkward embarrassment or time consuming technic of stopping to ask friends or teachers what the text in books or work sheets say.

Very helpful with her school work

Received the product an hour ago, and in use so far, working very well and surprisingly accurate.I was quite hesitant at first as was not sure about the scanning accuracy of the pen, but I rang Scanning Penshop and they were quite helpful in addressing questions and concerns.The 3 features I like and are quite useful:1) the fact that you can scan and store text stand-alone on the device's memory without having to be connected to a device (bluetooth or USB)2) the keyboard mode for scanning text right onto a word processor, when plugged in to my MacBook via the USB cable provided3) and the built-in dictionary

No stars for this, really disappointing the pen does not translate text properly.Confusing, frustrating and uncomprehendable!This is not worth the money or helpful to dyslexic children....

Purchased to overcome sight problem for someone with very poor sight and poor hearing, It seemed to detect and process text very well, but the sound it made was very faint, making it useless for the intended purpose. Investigated adding a lead to a speaker, but they are analogue and this item is digital so nothing suitable found. Returned this item.

It stopped working after a while

My son loves this helps him to do learning and he can add his own headset to it so comfortable for him. It is expensive but well worth the money we tried the cheaper ones but they was to complicated for him to use.