A project to help English learners with reading skills may soon start, if the developers can reach their funding target. The concept is a series of "multiple-path" books. Unlike conventional novels, readers can choose the direction of the story. It is the idea of teacher and author Marcos Benevides. He said: "The stories combine all the enjoyment of traditional multi-path stories with the [easier-to-understand] language that developing readers need, all in a high-quality package that appeals to adults as well as to adventurous kids."

The project is using the Kickstarter.com website to raise money. This site started in 2009. So far, 4.8 million people have promised $793 million, funding 48,000 creative projects. Thousands of creative projects are currently raising funds. Mr Benevides' project may be one of the first, if not the first, English language teaching projects to use Kickstarter. Benevides said: "The plan is to launch the first three titles on January 1st….By the end of 2014, we hope that the series will have become self-sustaining. If that happens, we will continue producing new titles indefinitely."