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Anchor Standards Charts for the CCR Standards for ELA
Below are handy reference documents listing the CCRSAE anchor standards for ELA. For more information, visit the CCRSAE page. ELA Anchor Standards (PDF) ELA Anchor Standards (MS Word)
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MA ABE Professional Standards
The Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Basic Education (often referred to as the ABE Professional Standards) outlines what is important for effective adult basic education (ABE) teachers of mathematics and/or English language arts (ELA) to know and be able to do. At-a-…
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Finding Texts for Adult Learners
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 ensure that the presentation of the text, even if oriented towards children (e.g., through pictures, language), can still speak directly to adults…
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Text Complexity and Text Selection
Selecting texts for adult learners involves: Analyzing text to ensure it is at the appropriate complexity level (based on diagnostic assessments of learners' reading levels) Ensuring that texts are appropriate for adults in topic and presentation Organizing texts in a unit or text set so that they…
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Resources for Teaching Students with Learning Differences
All of our classroom-ready materials are created with the principles of Universal Design and are meant to be effective with all learners. This page contains resources that are specific to students with learning differences, difficulties, and disabilities.  Note: If you have difficulties…
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ESOL PD FY26 Year-at-a-Glance
You asked and we listened!  Here is a one-page Year-at-a-Glance listing of all the professional development offerings that the SABES ESOL PD Center will be delivering this year. There are additional PD offerings that we are not scheduled to deliver this year listed in the SABES Catalog. If you…
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Targeting Professional Learning in ELA
This page gives you information about how to target certain professional standards for your professional learning. The SABES ELA Center offers professional development opportunities and curates resources related to the MA ABE Professional Standards. The Standards and their corresponding Indicators…
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Alignment of ABE Professional Standards With SABES Math PD and Resources
The SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Team has aligned its professional development and curated resources with the ABE Professional Standards. Click on the Standards below to see related PD and resources. Domain: Professional Knowledge (K) Instructional Practice (P) Continuous…
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Integrating TSTM into CALM Math Classes
Teaching Skills That Matter (TSTM) is a collection of lessons that focus on real life skills in contexts that are important in the lives of adults. These lessons can stand alone or can be integrated into your Curriculum for Adults Learning Math (CALM) math classes to help students…
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Glossary for ELA Instruction
Explore this handy glossary of key terms used in the ELA Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Education.