By Daria Costello Dyslexia has long been a generic term, even a terminological catch-all, encompassing a range of classifications, symptoms, and diagnoses. It’s remarkable how much disparity there is in understanding dyslexia and its causes and treatments, despite having been first identified and labeled by doctors in Europe over a century ago.[i] Generally recognized at its … Read more
Sleek and stylish with a smooth finish. The Montblanc Starwalker Pen is a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, which coincidentally tied in with NASA’s announcement of sending an astronaut to Mars in 2024. Despite being a redesign of its original StarWalker pen collection (first introduced in 2003), the 2019 refresh … Read more
The Waterman Hémisphère is a pen that has been in production for nearly 60 years and has been used by many famous people. The pen’s unique design, created by the legendary designer Raymond Loewy, makes it instantly recognizable. The Hémisphère Ballpoint Pen was released in 1954 as part of a collection to commemorate the Waterman’s … Read more
LeapFrog has been making learning easier and more fun for children since the company was founded in 1995. Recently it took reading and writing education to another level with the innovative LeapFrog LeapReader. The LeapReader pen is a new and improved version of LeapFrog’s Tag Reading System, which used interactive touch-and-talk books to help preschoolers … Read more
Learning disabilities (LDs) have different names in different countries, but they all refer to a person’s problems with assimilating, processing and/or reproducing learning content in a typical manner. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the American definition and diagnosis. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, a learning disability is … Read more
Imagine a highlighter pen that not only underscores critical information but also captures important text and digitally transmits it to your computer instantaneously, sort of like an advanced “cut and paste” function. That tool actually exists! It’s called a digital scanner pen, and uses a technology called optical character recognition (OCR) to digitize printed text … Read more
The use of our muscles is something that many of us take for granted. For those afflicted with Parkinson’s Disease or other neurological or physical ailments that cause loss of muscle control and motor functions, finding a way to ease those impacts is invaluable. For many, the use of a weighted pen has proven to … Read more
As technology advances, there is help available for those suffering from impairments related to writing. Dyslexia, for example, creates problems for young people learning to write. When others can’t understand what they express with pencil and paper, their broader educational interests may be stifled. In the context of social communication, writing is even more important … Read more