ELA Proficiency Guide for Teachers of ABE
The English Language Arts Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Basic Education, often referred to as the ELA Proficiency Guide, is based on the ABE Professional Standards. It contains ELA-specific supporting explanations, essential concepts, and observable teacher and student behaviors. See the ELA Proficiency Guide (PG) and related resources below.
To learn more about the purpose and structure of the ELA Proficiency Guide, watch this short video.
Key Documents:
- The ELA Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Basic Education (2022)
- Glossary for ELA Instruction
- ABE Professional Standards (2021)
- ELA Self-Evaluation Tool (2023)
Note: the ELA Proficiency Guide and the ABE Professional Standards can all be found at the ACLS Educator Effectiveness webpage.
Supplemental Materials:
- Targeting Professional Learning in ELA
- Video: From ABE Professional Standards to the ELA Proficiency Guide
- ELA What-to-Look-For Guides
- Vignettes: Scenarios using the Professional Standards and the ELA Proficiency Guide
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