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ClaroRead V5 Case Study - New Orleans
Posted on: 5/1/2009
Senior high school student Makenzie Kozojet, 17, of New Orleans, has been using ClaroRead for two years.
A dyslexic and auditory learner, Makenzie plans to go to college next year where she hopes to continue using ClaroRead.
Makenzie says “I read slowly. I can mix letters up and I struggle with some words. But ClaroRead reads text out and helps with your comprehension, without the need to have someone read out loud for you.
“I did use another product before, which had the same basic process of reading words out – but it was more complicated to use, and it couldn’t scan in text and books.
“Reading 30 pages a night would basically take me about two hours. But with ClaroRead, I can do it in 30 minutes to an hour. So it more than halves my reading time.
“When I am doing research, or making notes, it is a lot more useful to have text read out to me. ClaroRead can also read my own stuff back to me. Hearing my mistakes helps me fix them much more easily.
“My grades are all As and Bs. I am not sure what I want to do – perhaps I will study something do with either science or art.
“I have a 3.5 grade point average. Based on my academic grades, the colleges I’ve applied to are offering me scholarship support, that is, financial help to go to college. I’m just not sure which one I want to go to yet!
“ClaroRead has made me a lot more focussed and helped me save time. It has definitely made a difference in my comprehension and reading and writing.”
Makenzie’s mum Christine says “It is incredible the difference ClaroRead has made in Makenzie’s schoolwork. I used to have to read to her all the time – but as you get older you don’t want your mom reading to you!
“It has been a real confidence boost for Makenzie, and as result she is getting great grades at school. She used to struggle with a lot of her reading. It was really laborious, but ClaroRead just takes that away from her. And by having words read out, her comprehension has really improved.
“She and her friend were studying the same material together for a test recently and they were using ClaroRead. Makenzie ended up doing better on the test than her friend. She never gets a C – her grades are great.
“Imagine you are sitting in a classroom and the teacher asks you to read out loud and you can’t read as fast as the other kids. It’s terrifying, the other kids think you are stupid. It could really affect your self-esteem.
“Now that Makenzie uses ClaroRead, her grades are as good or better than her classmates, and she doesn’t have these issues any more. Since we bought the program, she has used it everyday – and that is a real testimony to the quality of the product. ClaroRead really has been a lifesaver.”
