Paul Goldberg
Xreading
About
Paul Goldberg has taught English as a foreign language in Venezuela, Spain, Korea, the US, and most recently at Kwansei Gakuin University, in Japan. His main areas of interest are extensive reading and extensive listening. Paul is the founder of Xreading, which he developed because of his desire to make graded readers more accessible for students, and extensive reading programs easier for teachers to manage. Email: paul@xreading.com.Sessions
All levels Xreading: What’s New and What’s Coming more
Sat, Aug 6, 21:30-21:50 Asia/Tokyo
Xreading is digital library that gives students access to over a thousand graded readers from major publishers such as CUP, Cengage, and Macmillan. Students have unlimited access to all books as well as audio narrations, ratings, and quizzes. In addition, the system tracks students' reading progress (books read, words read, reading speed, quiz scores, etc.) so it makes management and assessment much easier for teachers. The system is constantly evolving and growing in terms of the number of books and features. In this presentation, the founder of Xreading will explain the new functionality that has been added over the past year, including the speed-reading and journal components, and what is planned for the future. Current users of the system are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions based on their experience.
All levels Speak to an Author: Connecting Students and Authors more
Fri, Aug 5, 20:00-20:45 Asia/Tokyo
When an author writes a book, they create a new and unique world. Readers can enter that world, but they don’t typically have the opportunity to interact with its creator. With the aim of increasing students’ motivation to read, a series of events called Talk to an Author was organized. In each event, a specially invited author gave a short presentation about a book they wrote, including their motivation for writing it. Students attending, who had previously read the book on the Xreading website, were then given the opportunity to share their feeling about the book and ask questions directly to the author. In this session, the presenters will discuss the first two Talk to an Author events, including their experience organizing the events, feedback from both the students and authors, and finally their plans for future events.
All levels Xreading News: graded news stories from around the world more
Sun, Aug 7, 17:00-17:45 Asia/Tokyo
Xreading News is an exciting new feature recently piloted on Xreading. Each week there are 5 graded news articles. Stories are short and cover a wide range of topics, such as Science & Technology, Health, and World News. The team of story writers and the series editor will discuss various aspects and perspectives on the process of bringing news stories to Xreading. They will discuss sourcing and selecting stories, writing graded text, and simplifying complex issues. They will also talk about using the stories in the classroom.
