Customer Reviews
This is such a simple, but fabulous item! My son (and I'm sure many other children across the country) is required to read at least 20 minutes a day per school. Up until this, he would borrow my watch every evening to record how long he actually read. If someone came in to talk to him, it was a big deal because he'd have to remember where he was on his time, mentally "stop" the time, wait until he started to read again before starting again with the timing, and then try to remember all those numbers at the end. Now he simply pushes the stop and start button on this timer and it tracks it for him easily.
This timer is also very easy to learn how to use and offers not just one feature, but three. It will count "up," count "down," and it will show you the time. Learning to use it is a breeze. It took me 30 seconds to show my 7 year old and he immediately understood how to use all three functions. Now he knows that if he only wants to read for his required 20 minutes, he'll set it to count down from 20 and then he's done. If he just wants to read, he'll set it to count up and it will record however long he reads. If he wants to check the time of day, he just goes to that mode and sees it. This is a very well designed and thought-out product that I would (and HAVE!) recommend to everyone! - T. Smith
This timer is also very easy to learn how to use and offers not just one feature, but three. It will count "up," count "down," and it will show you the time. Learning to use it is a breeze. It took me 30 seconds to show my 7 year old and he immediately understood how to use all three functions. Now he knows that if he only wants to read for his required 20 minutes, he'll set it to count down from 20 and then he's done. If he just wants to read, he'll set it to count up and it will record however long he reads. If he wants to check the time of day, he just goes to that mode and sees it. This is a very well designed and thought-out product that I would (and HAVE!) recommend to everyone! - T. Smith
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My son LOVES this timer and takes it everywhere with him. My son has ADHD and this has really helped to keep him on track during the day. We no longer have the battles about whether it has been 20 minutes or 18 minutes because he sets the timer himself and when it goes off, he feels validated. The alarm is not that loud, which is nice because my son uses it all day long and I would hate to have an alarm blaring every 20 to 30 minutes. The bookmark part is pretty sturdy, but the buttons themselves....well, it wasn't expensive and it works. I definitely recommend.
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Bought this for my 10 year old daughter who is required to read 20-30 minutes each night. She drives me crazy asking me to set a timer and then wanting to know how much time she has left or how many minutes she has read so far. If this is your child also, you NEED (not want) this bookmark for your sanity. This puts them in control. They have the option of setting it to count down, and alert them when time is up. There is also the option to just hit start and when you're done reading you can see how much time has passed. No more am I my daughter's alarm clock! - B. Wells
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Bought two of these for stocking stuffers. My children don't "love" reading but not only do we make it a priority they must read for school. These bookmarks are perfect! They are very easy for children to use to either time how long they are reading OR set the timer to go off at a specific time so they know when they are finished reading. It's also very easy to reset for the next time. I have an 8 year old and a 12 year old who both are thrilled with these! - J. Plattinum