OCR Reading Pen | Assistive Tool for Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties | Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iOS & Android (Black, Scanmarker Reader)
- READING PEN: Scanmarker Reader is a wireless reader pen that provides high quality text-to-speech while scanning. Paired with the Scanmarker Reader web app and its integrated learning tools, it gives the ultimate reading support and helps build the skills to read independently. Scanmarker Reader is an effective reading device for people with dyslexia and other reading difficulties; our aim is to help every user become an independent reader.
- CUSTOMIZABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE: The Scanmarker Reader web app includes a suite of reading tools and accessibility features that can be personalized according to each individual’s learning preferences. It allows you to adapt the letter, word and font spacing and also the font and background coloring; adjust the reading speed to your desired pace and choose your preferred voice.
- DYNAMIC HIGHLIGHTING: Use this tool to highlight the words as they are being read out loud, while scanning live or when playing back selected text. EASILY ACCESSIBLE: Access the Scanmarker Reader web app from the Chrome browser on any device, no software downloads required. Compatible with Mac, Windows, Chromebooks and iOS & Android devices.
- READING RULER (Patent Pending): The exclusive Scanmarker Reading Ruler helps the user follow along the lines of text and stay focused on the material they are scanning or reading.
- LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR: Scanmarker Reader scans and translates into 100+ languages. It showcases both the original and translated text, making it a suitable tool for Language Learners. Use our integrated DICTIONARIES to help understand the material and improve reading comprehension. Includes SPEECH-TO-TEXT capabilities too.
How to use your pen?
Just log in to the application on your computer or mobile device and start scanning. Supports Dyslexia – friendly fonts, customized word, letter, and line spacing, and different background and text colors.
Is the Scanmarker Reader for Special Educational Needs (SEN) learners?
A scanning pen can be used for individual learning support. Reading confidence improves regardless of starting point.
- Scanmarker Reader is the ultimate pen reader, portable, lightweight and convenient – connect easily to all your devices via Bluetooth.
- Edit, read aloud in real-time through our web application and translate on computers, smartphones, and tablets in more than 100 languages.
- Identify students at risk of reading failure and give them true reading and learning independence.
- Gain and improve decoding and reading comprehension skills together with fluency in more than 100 languages.
- Add value to one-on-one tutoring and add significant gains in phonemic awareness, rapid naming, and phonological memory after start using the Scanmarker Reader as an Assistive Technology.
How Does Scanmarker Reader Work?
Access Scanmarker Reader app online anytime you have an internet connection.
* Connect through a Chrome browser
What skills I can improve with Scanmarker Reader
- Oral language skills with Read Selected feature.
- Word recognition with the Read Live feature.
- Decoding with the dictionary feature.
- Phonological processing adjusting text spacing on lines, words and letters level.
- Automaticity/fluency skills with Speed Reading feature.
- Reading comprehension with the Read Live Voice adjusting feature.
- Vocabulary knowledge with Dictionary feature
IMPROVE ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS
Scanmarker Reader in Action:
The Read Live feature improve oral language skills included for adapting the speed of reading to suit the individual preference helps in developing vocabulary and improve the level of higher-level language skills.Although students with dyslexia usually have strong higher-level language skills, they typically have problems (a deficit) in low-level language skills (see the following section “Phonological processing”).This deficit limits the ability to learn to read and spell using the sounds of the language.
Helps with Phonological processing.
Users with dyslexia often have a slow speed of processing information (visual or auditory.The Reading Speed feature implemented it helps in improve this skill.
Reading comprehension
The editing features and learning mode typically will help users with dyslexia on reading comprehension both visually and as on listening comprehension.
More than 70 language capabilities in scanning and translating
Regardless of whether your goal is to learn to read, study a new language, boost overall efficiency with the best help for reading disabilities. Our models have different features, and more than 70 language capabilities and meet very high demands, both on hardware and software.
What is in the box
Scanmarker Reader | Reference guide | USB cable | Ruler | Bluetooth dongle*
*For wireless connection on Windows, on macOS it connects to the built-in Bluetooth.
Specs
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OS Support
All devices require Bluetooth 4.0
Windows 7 or higher
Mac OS X 10.10 or higher
Android 5 or higher -
Additional details
Recognition Speed: 3000 characters per minute. Full line of text within one second.
Scanned Width (Field of View): 1cm (0.4 Inch)
Character Size: 6 – 24pt
Battery: 100 mAh, rechargeable via USB.
Supported OCR languages
Afrikaans, Aymara, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani (Latin), Azerbaijani (Cyrillic), Albanian, Bulgarian, Basque, Belarusian, Bemba, Breton, Corsican, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian, Finnish, Farisian, French, Friulian, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew ,Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Irish, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Luba, Macedonian, Moldovan, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Papamiento, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brasil), Raeto Roman, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Tagalog, Tatar, Turkmen, Uzbek (Latin), Ukranian, Welsh, Xhosa, Zulu, Quesha
