Priority Lenses The Priority Lenses below are drawn from ACLS priorities stated in the Massachusetts ABE Professional Standards, the ACLS webpages for...

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...

ELA Lens: Culturally Responsive Teaching Culturally responsive teaching is a framework that guides ELA teachers in connecting with who their learners...

ELA Lens: Contextualization & Relevance Contextualized skill instruction engages adult learners in learning ELA skills while building knowledge in...

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

U.S. Immigration Issues Impacting Our Communities explores immigration issues in the U.S. at specific moments in history and in the present day. It...

Our own Amy Trawick wrote this useful guide to the Literacy Framework of PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies)...

The Just Write! Guide is a downloadable PDF resource guide for ABE teachers, intended to increase familiarity with evidence-based writing instruction...