ClassMate for the Struggling Reader
Second Vision, LLC
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ClassMate Reader
This new portable and affordable digital audio book player helps
students increase their reading speed, comprehension and
vocabulary, wherever they go.
The ClassMate reads aloud and simultaneously displays and
highlights text on its full color screen. Its simple, flexible interface
can be configured to the user’s specific needs.
It also includes helpful study tools to enhance learning such as
bookmarks, recording, highlighting function and a speaking
dictionary. With built-in text-to-speech, it works with e-text or
NIMAS files.
students increase their reading speed, comprehension and
vocabulary, wherever they go.
The ClassMate reads aloud and simultaneously displays and
highlights text on its full color screen. Its simple, flexible interface
can be configured to the user’s specific needs.
It also includes helpful study tools to enhance learning such as
bookmarks, recording, highlighting function and a speaking
dictionary. With built-in text-to-speech, it works with e-text or
NIMAS files.
Stand-alone
Unlike other reading and learning applications that require a computer, the ClassMate is a completely
portable stand-alone solution. Students can download and store their curriculum directly on an SD card
for easy access anytime, anywhere.
Flexible
The ClassMate can be set to match the user's pace preferences. Its full-colour screen can be configured
to change font type, text size, colour, line spacing, etc. The user can adjust text scrolling speed and move
text to view above or below the passage read.
Interactive
Using your fingertip or the stylus, you can interact with the text on the touch screen and its simple,
user-friendly interface. Simply touch the screen to underline a text passage, insert a bookmark or a note
in the text or even consult the integrated dictionary.
A Multimodal Approach
The ClassMate uses a proven multisensory multimodal approach, which consists of stimulating both
sight and hearing by the simultaneous use of text and audio. A number of studies have shown that
multimodal approaches improve understanding.
"Students who had access to the digital audio textbook had a 38.1 percent increase in their pre- to
post-test scores than their peers in the control group (21.6 percent)." Source: John Hopkins
Study Tools to Enhance Learning
The ClassMate also provides essential functions to enhance learning. By simply touching the screen,
students can highlight the text to focus on specific passages, or insert bookmarks to instantly return to
important sections or pages. They can also take text or voice notes to complement their comprehension
of the text. With the integrated dictionary, students can immediately look up a word's spelling,
pronunciation and meaning.
Unlike other reading and learning applications that require a computer, the ClassMate is a completely
portable stand-alone solution. Students can download and store their curriculum directly on an SD card
for easy access anytime, anywhere.
Flexible
The ClassMate can be set to match the user's pace preferences. Its full-colour screen can be configured
to change font type, text size, colour, line spacing, etc. The user can adjust text scrolling speed and move
text to view above or below the passage read.
Interactive
Using your fingertip or the stylus, you can interact with the text on the touch screen and its simple,
user-friendly interface. Simply touch the screen to underline a text passage, insert a bookmark or a note
in the text or even consult the integrated dictionary.
A Multimodal Approach
The ClassMate uses a proven multisensory multimodal approach, which consists of stimulating both
sight and hearing by the simultaneous use of text and audio. A number of studies have shown that
multimodal approaches improve understanding.
"Students who had access to the digital audio textbook had a 38.1 percent increase in their pre- to
post-test scores than their peers in the control group (21.6 percent)." Source: John Hopkins
Study Tools to Enhance Learning
The ClassMate also provides essential functions to enhance learning. By simply touching the screen,
students can highlight the text to focus on specific passages, or insert bookmarks to instantly return to
important sections or pages. They can also take text or voice notes to complement their comprehension
of the text. With the integrated dictionary, students can immediately look up a word's spelling,
pronunciation and meaning.
| ClassMate Features |
 | Study tools to assist in the learning process: |
| Highlighting: helps focus on important passages | |
| Bookmarks: helps find specific pages or sections in a snap | |
| Text or Voice Notes: allows to take personal notes within the text to complement | |
| comprehension | ||
| Speaking Dictionary: instant access to more than 25,000 words. Provides spelling, | |
| pronunciation and meaning. |
| Create personalized tests in text format to accommodate students during exam periods | |
| Built-in text-to-speech (TTS) using the new Nuance Vocalizer human-sounding voice | |
| Easily copy text files on NIMAS text book | |
| Touch screen for interaction with text | |
| Plays DAISY 2.x, DAISY NISO, MP3, WAV, NIMAS, Txt, HTML, XML | |
| Voice recording capability via built-in microphone | |
| Playback through stereo headphones or built-in speaker | |
| Connectable to external thumb drives-USB drives | |
| USB 2.0 port to connect to PC as Windows USB drive | |
| Weight: (10.7 oz), dimensions: (3.54" x 6.1" x 0.98") | |
| Replaceable rechargeable battery (7 hours playtime) | |
| Built-in battery charger - can be played while recharging | |
| Built-in stand - for hands-free listening | |
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