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Exam season isn’t easy for learners with reading differences: situations where reading is timed and under pressure can be tough on anyone. Just last year, NAPLAN’s results found 13.5% of year 9 boys were under the national minimum standard for reading.

It’s vital that everybody who needs exam accommodations has access to them.

Exam-Approved reading support that puts students in control


To help your students that require special provisions achieve their grades possible in timed conditions, we need support that works fast, but understands secondary students don’t always want to sit next to a human reader or take their exams in another room.

C-Pen Exam Reader 2 relays the text on the page back to the user via discreet earphones, meaning they can focus on their answers instead of spending valuable time decoding reading. It’s as simple as scan, listen, and understand—with independence.

Created for students, but optimised for exams

The C-Pen Exam Reader 2 is unique: it’s a portable reading support designed especially for learners under exam conditions. It’s a streamlined and secure version of our C-Pen Reader 2, which means...


Reliable, rechargeable and Wi-Fi free scanning
Exam-safe design (no data storage or recorder!)




So, it’s the same dependable reading support, the same intuitive design but available to use under exam conditions too, when students with special provisions might need it most.

Here’s how the Exam Reader 2 is changing exams across the country

There was a Year 11 student who’s got quite significant reading needs – she took C-Pen Reader 2 and Exam Reader 2 home, got to grips with them straight away, and really found that it made a significant difference to her.

Her parents were so positive about them, and said what a difference it made both to her reading for pleasure at home and her confidence in her exams.

— Patricia Dale, Specialist Teacher and Assessor, Harrow Way Community School

Exam Board Guidance


Not sure if your state’s exam board allows reading pens?

Check out our exam board guidance blog where we go into the possible usage under the guidance of Australia’s exam boards.

Check out our free trials for schools!

We know that you want to explore for yourself, and discover how these devices could support exam-time reading for your own learners this exam season. That’s why we offer a FREE trial for schools and educators.

Claim yours here