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Part 1 of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) Overview introduces the standards, why they were developed, what is new, and what has stayed the same. (SABES)
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Part 2 of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) Overview explores the organization of the MA ELPS document. (SABES)
See also: MA ELPS (Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards) - Document and Overview Videos for a review of the three videos in this…
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Part 3 of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) Overview explores the organization of the MA ELPS document. (SABES).
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An excerpt of the full College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE)—just the ELA standards and related material.
Charts of the leveled ELA CCR standards:
CCRS for ELA and Reading Foundations for Level A (PDF)
CCRS for ELA Level B (PDF)
CCRS for ELA Level C (PDF)…
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Vocabulary involves knowing what words mean. When we talk of learners’ “vocabulary,” we’re thinking of the number of words whose meanings they know and can apply. We call this a person’s breadth of vocabulary. We also consider a person's depth of understanding of those words. Do learners know the…
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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 learners' reading levels)
Ensuring that texts are appropriate for adults in topic and presentation
Organizing texts in a unit or text set so that they…
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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, careers, and other topics of interest to adult learners. The links below lead to websites that can be helpful for finding background…
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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 ensure that the presentation of the text, even if oriented towards children (e.g., through pictures, language), can still speak directly to adults…
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Educational leaders must balance complex staff and student needs, local policies and protocols, and state guidance as they design, lead, and adapt programs, instructional practices, and program culture.
Aligned to IPQ 9 (“Educational Leadership”), this document includes resources curated by SABES…
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To help sort through the many materials and professional development (PD) options available to you on the SABES ELA website, we have compiled a list of the Top 10 Back-to-School SABES ELA Courses and Resources. Open the PDF linked below to learn about ten high-quality, standards-aligned ELA PD…
