Existing ELA Curricula for Adult Learners
Curricula created by Massachusetts ABE practitioners with the SABES ELA PD team
ELA Unit Plans, most with sample Lesson Plans (note that some follow the older curriculum templates)
- U.S. Immigration Issues Impacting Our Communities (GLE 8+)
- Innovations & Society (FOCUS: Second Industrial Revolution) (GLE 4-8)
- Various Variables: Using Scientific Thinking to Solve Real-Life Problems (GLE 4-8)
- Find it! Prove it! Introducing the Scientific Method (GLE 4-8)
- Take Action! Civic Engagement (GLE 8-12)
- America's Civil Rights Movement (GLE 6-8.9)
Other ABE Curricula (or adaptable for ABE)
- High School Equivalency Curriculum Framework from the City University of New York
- Kentucky Educational Television Resource Library for Adult Education
- OER Commons digital library of lessons
- Pennsylvania Adult Education Lesson Bank
- ReadWriteThink, from the National Council of Teachers of English (K-12, adaptable for adult education)
See also the curricula and informational sources listed on our ELA Connections page.
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Topic Area
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education)
Civics and Citizenship
Curriculum Development
Digital Literacy
English Language Arts
Evidence-based Reading Instruction (EBRI)
High School Equivalency (HiSET/GED)
Science
Social Studies
STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
Media Type
Document
Resource Type
Curriculum
PD Team
SABES English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction PD Team