ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum

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ELA Lens: Differentiation Differentiated Instruction refers to what teachers do to adapt an existing lesson plan or unit for the learners they are...

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ELA Lens: Digital Literacy & Technology Digital literacy refers to the ability to use technology to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate...

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ELA Lens: Evidence-Based Instruction Effective ELA teachers in MA use the latest research to guide their practice. They especially stay up to date on...

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ELA Lens: Culturally Responsive Teaching Culturally responsive teaching is a framework that guides ELA teachers in connecting with who their learners...

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Priority Lenses The Priority Lenses below are drawn from ACLS priorities stated in the Massachusetts ABE Professional Standards, the ACLS webpages for...

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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...

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Are you wondering about resources for teaching ELA remotely, or incorporating online elements into your face-to-face classes? Highlights of the ELA...

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This page is intended to help ABE practitioners embed ELA skill instruction in knowledge-building lessons and units related to social studies, science...

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These free texts from CommonLit include primary source documents, poems, informational texts, and more. All include the grade and Lexile level of the...

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Described as "fast, accurate U.S. history," these free videos introduce well-known (and less well-known) topics in Black history. Topics range from...