Click on the resource below to view a list of the English Language Arts professional development events from October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026...

Watch a 15-minute narrated introduction to the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) for ELA. This is an update of the...

Reading Skills for Today's Adults (RSTA) is an online collection of leveled readings addressing various topics of interest to adult learners. Each...

Curricula created by Massachusetts ABE practitioners with the SABES ELA PD team ELA Unit Plans, most with sample Lesson Plans (note that some follow...

ELA Lens: Differentiation Differentiated Instruction refers to what teachers do to adapt an existing lesson plan or unit for the learners they are...

ELA Lens: Digital Literacy & Technology Digital literacy refers to the ability to use technology to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate...

ELA Lens: Evidence-Based Instruction Effective ELA teachers in MA use the latest research to guide their practice. They especially stay up to date on...

ACLS-funded programs have access to a statewide Newsela account for use in their programs. What is Newsela ? Newsela takes authentic content from...

Research and Evidence-Based Practices provide background information, a rationale, and evidence to support decisions around ELA teaching, curriculum...

Project Based Learning (PBL) teaches skills that matter (critical thinking, communication, processing and analyzing information, self-awareness...