ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum

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Topic: Assessment Methods Watch and listen to how the teachers use formative assessment methods in their remote classrooms to monitor student...

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Topic: Close Reading Strategies Watch and listen to how the teacher builds background knowledge, then models and scaffolds close reading using a...

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Reading Instruction: Our Rights, Our Freedoms (full lesson) Brooke Machado teaches a remote high school level Social Studies/ELA class on the rights...

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Research has identified that four components— alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—are essential in reading development and essential...

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Reading Skills for Today's Adults (RSTA) is an online collection of leveled readings addressing various topics of interest to adult learners. Each...

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Curricula for ABE (or adaptable for adult learners) U.S. Immigration Issues Impacting Our Communities (MA Unit Plan, GLE 8+) High School Equivalency...

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Topic: Vocabulary Instruction Karen Greaves teaches financial literacy vocabulary, with activities that incorporate technology and provide...

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Topic: Student Engagement using Digital Tools Teacher Karen Greaves engages her students during a remote financial literacy lesson using digital...

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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...

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Selecting texts for adult learners involves: Analyzing text to ensure it is at the appropriate complexity level (based on diagnostic assessments of...