ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum

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Instructional Video: Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI) in the ABE Classroom - Comprehension Strategies In this video, Stephanie Gaboury of the...

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Welcome to the Coaching Hub for Adult Education Practitioners! From classroom-level instruction and curriculum development to program-wide strategic...

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The SABES PD Pathways offer suggested professional development (PD) pathways for staff who are new to their role or new to adult education in general...

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Find here: An excerpt of the full College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education ( CCRSAE)—just the ELA standards and related material...

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Vocabulary involves knowing what words mean. When we talk of learners’ “vocabulary,” we’re thinking of the number of words whose meanings they know...

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Selecting texts for adult learners involves: Analyzing text to ensure it is at the appropriate complexity level (based on diagnostic assessments of...

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This page is intended to help ABE practitioners embed ELA skill instruction in knowledge-building lessons and units related to social studies, science...

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Texts that adult learners read for instruction should be at an appropriately complex level and relate to the unit topic. Care should also be taken to...

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To help sort through the many materials and professional development (PD) options available to you on the SABES ELA website, we have compiled a list...

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Open the PDF below to view a list of the English Language Arts professional development events from September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Each PD...