Jason Marantz
English Teacher, Wolfsen Hillel Primary School, London
For over a month pupils at the school in which I work have been trialling the Yoropen. The results have been most encouraging. The children I have witnessed enjoy using the Yoropen and have become more confident with their handwriting. As they are more comfortable when writing they can write for longer periods of time. This improves their performance. The most encouraging change in the children using the pen has been their self confidence. The children enjoy writing and are proud of their work.
John Clare
Education Editor, Daily Telegraph
'I am rather taken by the Yoropen!' a more comfortable handhold, a clearer view of what you are writing and, for left-handers, less likelihood of smudging'.
Laura Barnett
Mother of Philip, aged 12, who has been trialling the Yoropen pencil.
I am writing to say how pleased we are with the new pencil that you gave Philip. Philip is in a Year 3 class and is left handed and used to hold his pencil awkwardly Philip is now holding his pencil correctly... The quality of his work has greatly improved and it is now much neater. Philip likes the fact that he can read what he is writing.
I hope that this product will be available once the trial has finished and that Philip will benefit and continue to improve using the pencil.
Vicki Selwyn Barnet
I was introduced to the Yoropen and have discovered that many children, particularly left-handed users have found it helpful. I have received comments such as, I feel that I can sit up straight and see and not get back-ache. I found this pen very easy to write with and did not need to move the paper as much. The main benefits for left-handed users seem to be associated with being able to see what they are writing, resulting in evenly spaced writing and the fact that the Yoropen offers more comfort and less pain.
Paediatric Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Mr Nicholas Goddard
Orthopaedic Surgeon, London
Thank you so much for sending me a Yoropen which is really quite revolutionary and should be comfortable to use. The grip is a little unconventional but very easy to adapt and is chunky enough to be used by patients with weak grip as I was discussing with you last week. Once it is on the market I would be happy to point my patients in your direction.
Professor Rosemary Sassoon
Professor Rosemary Sassoon has written over thirty books on handwriting, many are used by schools in the UK. She was awarded her PhD for her work on the effects of models and methods on the joins in children's handwriting.
The problem with ball point pens is that they need to be held at an upright elevation in order to function. This is the cause of many unconventional and potentially painful pen holds. The Yoropens innovatively designed barrel allows a ballpoint to work at a comfortable angle. It also might be of help to left-handers. As well as the general writer of any age, the Yoropen might be of special use to those with real writing problems caused by arthritic hands, writers cramp, stroke and other medical conditions.
Michael Woods
Mr Bao Shen Liu has brought together two interesting features; the offset point. The triangular rubber grip in a light, well balanced writing instrument is a great success. The pen does what it claims - by reducing strain, improving the field of vision, encouraging correct hold and assisting left-handers. It should be particularly welcomed by educational and physiotherapy professionals as another valuable resource to help their work.
Editor of the Journal of the Writing Equipment Society
Children studying at the Wolfsen Hilel Primary School, London
Max, aged 11
It has improved my handwriting because it has a special angle to hold which helps a lot.
Jamie, aged 10
It really helps my handwriting and it has got neater.
Lucy, aged 10
Since I started using Yoro my handwriting has improved very much. My handwriting is also smaller (the Yoro helped me!)
Natalie aged 7
My handwriting has improved and my mum really likes it. With ordinary pencil you cannot see what you are writing, but with Yoro you can!
Abi Rose - Primary School Teacher
Gabriel, aged 5, had many problems using his ordinary wooden pencil since starting school. He used to hold his pencil incorrectly (with his whole hand), which in turn affected his formation of letters and motivation to write. After being introduced to the Yoro pencil, Gabriel is now able to consistently hold his pencil correctly and is on his way to effectively forming recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.
