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Reading Pen 2 (Oxford Dictionary)

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The Reading Pen gives someone the independence to read on their own. Scan over a typed word & instantly hear it aloud with built-in speaker(headphones also included). The portable pen is especially designed for people with reading difficulties such as Dyslexia.

The Reading Pen features the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, containing over 240,000 words and definitions, hundreds of new words and phrases. The Pen has a British digital voice which can turn any text into speech.

The Pen also now includes a "Trainer" - The trainer fits onto the end of the pen and assists with scanning for the first time.

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If you live in the UK and have been assessed in the last 2 years as having dyslexia, you don’t need to pay VAT, please buy this product instead.

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<div> <p><strong>The Reading Pen</strong> gives someone the independence to read on their own. Scan over a typed word & instantly hear it aloud with built-in speaker(headphones also included). The portable pen is especially designed for people with reading difficulties such as Dyslexia.</p> <p>The Reading Pen features the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, containing over 240,000 words and definitions, hundreds of new words and phrases. The Pen has a British digital voice which can turn any text into speech.</p> </div> <div>The Reading Pen scans a word or line of text, displays the scanned words in LARGE characters on the LCD screen, pronounces the scanned word(s) & reads the definition out loud.</div> <p> </p> <div>At the end of the session you can review the words you had difficulty with as the pen stores the last 80 scanned words.</div> <p> </p> <div> <div><strong>What is Dyslexia?</strong></div> <br /> <div>According to the British Dyslexia Association dyslexia is best described as a combination of abilities and difficulties that affect the learning process in one or more of reading, spelling and writing. Accompanying weaknesses may be identified in areas of speed of processing, short term memory, sequencing and organisation, auditory and/or visual perception, spoken language and motor skills. It is particularly related to mastering and using written language, which may include alphabetic, numeric and musical notation.</div> </div> <p> </p> <div><strong>Features and Specifications</strong></div> <ul> <li>Reads words aloud</li> <li>Captures text within seconds </li> <li>Features the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, containing over 240,000 entries and definitions, hundreds of new words and phrases as well as relating to weights and measures, SMS and countries </li> <li>The Reading Pen is equipped with the ScanSoft®, British English Real Speak™ text-to-speech </li> <li>Displays and speaks dictionary definition </li> <li>Single word/Full line scanning </li> <li>Displays scanned words in large font </li> <li>Spells individual letters out loud </li> <li>Recognises 6-22 point size text, bold, italic, underlined, inverted text </li> <li>Scans left to right, and right to left </li> <li>Suitable for age range 9 to Adult</li> <li>Keeps a history of scanned words </li> <li>Defines word within the definition (cross-reference) </li> <li>Adjustable for left and right handed users </li> <li>Ergonomic 6" x 1 1/2" x 1", lightweight - 3 oz. </li> <li>An Opticard and Character Bar allow you to input text manually </li> <li>Includes a "Trainer" - The trainer fits onto the end of the pen and assists with scanning for the first time.</li> </ul> <div><strong>Package Contents:</strong></div> <ul> <li>User Manual</li> <li>The "Trainer"- this helps with learning to scan for the first time </li> <li>Card Carrying Case (plastic) with Opticard </li> <li>Volume-Controlled earphones and an adapter for external loudspeakers </li> <li>2 "AAA" batteries </li> </ul> <div><strong>Warranty</strong></div> <ul> <li>Products are warranted against defects for 1 year from date of purchase. </li> </ul> <div><strong>Support </strong></div> <ul> <li>Free <a href="/support" target="_self">support</a> is available. </li> </ul>
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