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What does WIOA have to say about EBRI and STAR? How are EBRI and STAR related? Do you have to offer them in your program? Read this 2-page brief that summarizes the connections between WIOA, EBRI, and STAR (see below). See also: Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI) STAR—The STudent…
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This document presents advice based on common patterns and issues noted from the many ELA Scope & Sequences we have seen. We hope it will be helpful when revising your ELA Scope & Sequence or starting a new one from scratch.
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Genial.ly is an online tool that educators can use to create interactive images. Here are a few examples of how you might use this tool for ELA, created by Pam Dempsey-O'Connell of the ELA C&I PD Center. Learn content vocabulary: Animal Cell Anatomy  Mitosis Check knowledge: Phonemic…
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Coming to us from Marn Frank, recently retired STAR/EBRI guru in Minnesota ATLAS (ABE Teaching & Learning System): "A screen-shareable resource ... for remotely teaching compound words, common suffixes, common prefixes, and related word families." Read the author's introduction to the slide…
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Jamboard, Google's interactive whiteboard, can be used in many creative ways. Please note that you need a Google account in order to create Jamboards, but do not need one in order to use publicly shared Jamboards. And, yes, Jamboard is usable from a smartphone. Support and Examples from the ELA…
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Science is about observing, asking questions, and learning from mistakes—perfect for these times. These materials, which include some Spanish-language resources, were gathered for a presentation at Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) Network 2021: Science Teaching Now: What? How?…
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Dr. Gholnecsar Muhammad's research examines the historical roots of culturally responsive education (CRE) and provides a clear, practical, and equitable model that extends original CRE research into a new model of culturally and historically responsive education (CHRE). She has applied …
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The Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles (ASRP) section of LINCS was designed in 2002 by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), with funding from the National Institute for Literacy, to provide "research-based assessment strategies to improve reading…
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In this series of four videos, two instructors and the director of Abisi Adult Education Center in Lowell, MA introduce you to the STAR program (Student Achievement in Reading), how they implement STAR in their classrooms, and its positive impact on their adult learners.  Work on this series…
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Alphabetics is one of the four essential components of reading. These four videos on Phonemic Awareness, each 5-6 minutes in length, are from the Partners in Reading program of the San Jose Public Library: Phoneme Isolation (Recognizing Individual Sounds Within a Word) Phoneme Identity (…