This video demonstrates on how to teach vocabulary to a STAR class using explicit instruction. The instructor demonstrates how to use the evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI) quadrant chart
Welcome to the SABES English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction Professional Development Center (ELA C&I PD Center). What's New?
PD Opportunities
See all currently scheduled ELA PD, search the SABES Calendar, and check out our Year at a Glance and PD Pathways for 2021-22. All PD is currently delivered online.
We offer more than is scheduled—please write to us to request specific PD.
Resources
- College & Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE)
- ELA Proficiency Guide to the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Basic Education
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ELA
- ELA Curriculum Hub
- Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI), including STAR
- Remote ELA Instruction
- Research
Find all ELA resources at ELA: Resources, Research, and Curriculum.
Did you know that ACLS-funded programs have access to a statewide Newsela account in FY22?
The SABES ELA C&I PD Center provides ELA PD and support for adult education programs, including self-paced modules, recorded webinars, live sessions, multi-layered courses, coaching, consulting, and resources related to curriculum and instruction. Based at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA, we serve programs throughout the state.
Have a question or idea? Need a coach? Write to us!
ELA: Upcoming Events
01/20/2022
Words Matter: Teaching Content Vocabulary to ABE and ASE Learners—January 2022 (Online Facilitated)
Photosynthesis. Democracy. Vaccination. Tier 3 vocabulary includes the content-area, subject-specific words and phrases needed for understanding a topic. In this...
01/31/2022
Remotely Administer Diagnostic Reading Assessments--February (Online Self-paced)
You know how to administer a diagnostic assessment of reading in person, but how do you do this remotely? Learn...
02/03/2022
Overview of EBRI - February (Online Self-Paced)
The brief prerecorded webinar is the first step on your journey for evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI), providing an introduction to...
ELA: Videos
VIDEO|ELA
Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
VIDEO|ELA
Two instructors and the director of Abisi Adult Education Center in Lowell, MA introduce you to STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) and its impact on adult learners in their school. (SABES)
Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
VIDEO|ELA
This video shows how to administer the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR) to a potential STAR student to determine the appropriate level of instruction for alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and
Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum
Resource
In these two videos, Massachusetts adult education teacher Joan Schottenfeld describes how she creates vocabulary videos with accompanying Google...
Resource
Are you wondering about resources for teaching ELA remotely, or incorporating elements of remote teaching into your face-to-face classes? Search the...
Research/Evidence-Based Practice
Research has identified that four components—alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—are essential in how reading develops, and essential...
ELA: Our Team
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