Templates and Resources for Building and Revising Adult Education ELA Curricula in Massachusetts

Templates & Guides (follow the links below, or go to the ACLS webpage for Curriculum Templates and Helpful Resources)

• ELA Scope & Sequence General Guidance, Template, and Review Guide
• ELA Unit Plan Template and Review Guide
• ELA Lesson Plan Template and Review Guide

Standards

• CCRSAE-ELA and Standards-Based Teaching—the standards on which Adult Education ELA curriculum is based, along with our collection of related tools & materials
• Other Standards and Frameworks (Social Studies, Science, HiSET, GED)

Level-End Benchmarks

• Sample Level Benchmarks
• Sample Aligned Level-End Benchmarks Across Class Levels
• NRS New Educational Functioning Level Descriptors for Adult Basic Education (helpful in creating level-end benchmarks)

Other Tools & Resources

• ELA Scope & Sequence: Design Tasks and Associated Resources (PDF)
• ELA Unit Plan: Design Tasks and Associated Resources (PDF)
• Curriculum Mapping
• Developing ELA Unit Objectives (PDF)
• Aligning ELA Priority Standards/Unit Objectives/Assessment (PDF)
• Examples of Unit Outcomes and Culminating Assessments (PDF)
• Gradual Release of Responsibility Model (PDF)
• Guidelines for Fostering Student Engagement in ABE (PDF)
• Program Integration Templates (MS Word)
• Text Complexity and Selection

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