The English Language Arts Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Basic Education, often referred to as the ELA Proficiency Guide, is based on the ABE Professional Standards. It contains ELA-specific supporting explanations, essential concepts, and observable teacher and student behaviors. See the ELA Proficiency Guide (PG) and related resources below.
Key Documents:
- The ELA Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Basic Education (2022)
- ABE Professional Standards (2021)
- Glossary for the ELA PG (2022)
- ELA Self-Evaluation Tool (2023)
Note: the ELA Proficiency Guide, the ABE Professional Standards, and Glossary can all be found at the ACLS Educator Effectiveness webpage.
Supplemental Materials:
- Targeting Professional Learning in ELA
- Big picture: To the Point: The ELA Proficiency Guide & the MA Prof. Standards for ABE (2022)
- Apply the standards: A guide to finding sample ELA applications of the professional standards in the ELA Proficiency Guide (2022)
- Vignettes: Scenarios using the Professional Standards and the ELA Proficiency Guide (2022)
Topic Area
Curriculum Development
ELA
Professional Standards
Media Type
Document
Resource Type
Resource
PD Center
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