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SPUS|Resources|Education|Elementary|Testimonials|Albert Einstein Academies
SPUS|Resources|Education|Elementary|Testimonials|Albert Einstein Academies
Michael Jensen Education Specialist
Your name and role: Michael Jensen, Education Specialist
Your school name: Albert Einstein Academy Charter School
Describe your school (type, age, location, demographic etc): K-5, San Diego, very mixed across socio-economic and ethnicity categories.
Did you trial the ExamReader / ReaderPen initially, if so, what “review process” did you follow and what conclusions did you draw? ReaderPen – We let the students use the pen first by themselves without any help. Then we explained anything that needed explaining. Our purpose for this was to see how easy it was for them to just pick up and use. If it was easy to use, then it was beneficial for us to get. The students did very well with it the first time through as the pen is very user-friendly.
What do you most like about the ReaderPen? I like the ease of use and the rate at which it reads words.
Please describe how you are using the ReaderPen We use the ReaderPen with our students that struggle to read exams as well as other reading materials that they would need to be autonomous for. It’s ease of use allows me to work with many different students at a time while the ones using the ReaderPens can typically do work on their own.
Please describe how the use of the ReaderPen has affected your students’ (performance, confidence, independence etc.)? I can see an improvement in their confidence. My 5th graders don’t like using the pen because it can make them stand out, but they are able to access their curriculum better and this improves their confidence. They see the benefit of using it.
Please describe any other areas in school you feel the ReaderPen has helped (staff time savings, school results, cost savings etc) It has definitely helped me free myself up so that I can work with more students at once. The ease of use with the pen allows for more students to be autonomous. It is great!
How likely are you to recommend the ReaderPen to others? I am very likely to recommend the ReaderPen to other colleagues. It is a great tool that allows a teacher to spread themselves out across a larger caseload and be effective at the same time.
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