Third in the series of 4, this video focuses on how instructors use STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) to differentiate instruction for adult learners. (SABES)
Welcome to the SABES English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction Professional Development Center (ELA C&I PD Center)
What's New?
About Us
The SABES ELA C&I PD Center provides ELA professional development and support including self-paced modules, recorded webinars, live sessions, multi-layered courses, coaching, consulting, and resources related to curriculum and instruction. Based at World Education in Boston, MA, we serve adult education programs throughout Massachusetts.
Have a question or idea? Need a coach? Write to us!
Evonne Peters, Director (evonne_peters@worlded.org)
Karen Greaves, Instruction and PD Specialist (karen_greaves@worlded.org)
PD Opportunities
All scheduled PD is currently delivered online. In-person coaching and program-based PD are available on request, depending on current health guidelines.
See ALL currently scheduled ELA PD (including online self-paced courses) or search the SABES PD Calendar. Please write to us to request specific PD or coaching.
Resources
Find all ELA resources at ELA: Resources, Research, and Curriculum, or browse our curated pages:
- MA ELA Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Basic Education
- ELA Curriculum Hub
- Priority Lenses: Contextualization and Relevance; Culturally Responsive Teaching; Differentiation; Digital Literacy and Technology; Evidence-Based Instruction (incl. STAR); Standards-Based Teaching (incl. CCRSAE)
- Research
ACLS-funded programs continue to have access to a statewide Newsela account for FY23.
ELA: Upcoming Events
10/03/2022
10/17/2022
Text Complexity Matters: What We’ve Learned and What It Means for the Ways We Teach Adult Learners (Online Facilitated)
One of the most challenging tasks adult education teachers face is identifying texts that align with their learners’ reading abilities...
10/06/2022
New Resources from The Change Agent! (Online Facilitated)
Are you looking for a way to engage students with relevant reading that can also help your learners find and...
10/10/2022
Overview of Evidence Based Reading Instruction (EBRI)-October (Self-Paced Modules)
This brief webinar is the first step on your evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI) journey, providing an introduction and overview of...
ELA: Videos
VIDEO|ELA
Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
VIDEO|ELA
In this video, instructors tell us how they teach STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) within thematic units such as science and social students. (SABES)
Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
VIDEO|ELA
Fourth in the series of 4, this video emphasizes that the STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) program is dynamic and powerful for adult learners, and some of the reasons why it is successful. Two
Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum
Resource
ELA Lens: Contextualization & Relevance Contextualized skill instruction engages learners in learning, using, and integrating ELA skills in…
Curriculum
Welcome to the ELA Curriculum Hub Curriculum Basics Overview of ELA Curriculum ACLS' Policy for Curriculum & Instruction Introduction to the…
Resource
ACLS-funded programs have access to a statewide Newsela account for use in their programs. What is Newsela? Newsela takes authentic content from…
ELA: Our Team
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