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Associate Members' Presentation (English) #226

I am a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of CosmoPier Publishing Company. I am pleased to have an opportunity to present our rapidly growing online platform named e-Station, ie. The Digital Library for Extensive Reading (appx 1,300 cotents) and Extensive Listening (appx 2,500 contents). My profile at Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haruo-ono-57bb3715/

mangoSTEEMS vision is to of address the growing needs of the K-12 market in innovative and effective digital education solutions in the area of S.T.E.E.M.S. (Science, Technology, Engineering, English, Mathematics, Social Studies)

I am the founder and president of Xreading. I will give a brief overview of the Xreading virtual library, and tell you about some new features. I will also introduce our newest partner, Sunshine Books, and their excellent books for young learners.

We now offer free ER ability tests with curated lists of appropriate ER book titles. The ER ability scores and book recommendations are based on the specific words each student knows. Be confident your students are reading at 97% to 100% lexical coverage. The test scores and book recommendations are free (we don't sell or rent books.) The free ability tests are here: www.wordengine.jp The curated book lists are here: https://bit.ly/3d888YR

I am a business development manager at Renaissance UK branch. Renaissance has been operating for 33 years focusing on skill based assessment solution as well as development of comprehension from reading, Since last year I have been appointed to promote literacy solution in Japan. I am originally from Japan, now based in UK, living with a British husband and 2 primary school aged children. I look forward to presenting how the Renaissance solution can deliver results to you and your students. Also plan to join as many session as I can to learn more about industry!

For 100 years, as the leading children’s publisher across the globe, Scholastic’s mission has been to connect learners with high-quality books, in whatever format they prefer-from fiction to nonfiction, chapter books to graphic novels, physical books to digital books, in school , at home, everywhere they go. We are here to assist students to become successful readers, learners and leaders, and support teachers and parents!

Jo Ando has been involved in English Language Teaching in Japan for over 15 years. Recently involved in publishing, teacher training and creative business solutions.

I will show two ways teachers can save time in selecting the right readers for their classes and ER libraries. Sometimes keeping things simple is best and by use of a simple tool, selection can be narrowed down in minutes.