The World Literacy Foundation has created a pen for illiterate people

The world's first pen for teaching illiterate people was developed by the World Literacy Foundation and Monks Media. This revolutionary open-type device is compatible with regular pens.

Scientists emphasize that illiteracy serves as a major barrier to economic development, limiting people's access to better-paying jobs and fueling cycles of poverty. It also makes it difficult to participate in public life, excludes people from community life, and interferes with the exercise of civil rights. It also contributes to social exclusion and marginalization, preventing full inclusion in society and equal access to opportunity. These implications highlight the urgency of developing a new and effective literacy tool.

The innovative product combines technology and the principles of traditional teaching methods. To use the device, the user needs to connect it to the pen and speak the required words into the built-in microphone. Voice-to-text technology then displays those words in the correct form on a digital display, allowing for easy, clear copying onto paper.

The device also focuses on effective learning, focusing on key elements of literacy development, including written and visual production.

The thoughtful design, light weight and comfortable shape make this pen easy to access and use by people of all ages and abilities, facilitating wider adoption in education.