2019 Annual Conference

Adult Basic Education and Literacy Education

Shared Concurrent Session (Approx. 12 or 20 minutes)

This presentation will offer insight into Adult Basic Education for English Language Learners. We will discuss why such classes are needed, how they can best be implemented, and what the challenges are. We will also demonstrate some effective teaching tools and lesson ideas for the ABE classroom.

This session is designed for new or experienced teachers working in English Language Acquisition, Adult Basic Education, and Adult Secondary Education classes.

This presentation will offer information about 1) why such classes are needed, 2) how the program can best be implemented, and 3) effective teaching tools and lesson ideas for the ABE classroom. We will share specific activity ideas for teaching math, science, social studies, reading comprehension, and writing skills that have been adapted for English language learners.

This presentation will offer insight into building an Adult Basic Education for English Language Learners. We will discuss why such classes are especially needed for English language learners. The two main topics of discussion regarding the importance of ABE for ELLs center around 1) preparing students for college and career goals, and 2) reinforcing advanced English lessons through Content Based Instruction. We will share our success story and provide insight into how the program can best be implemented, as well as discussing what the challenges are. We will also demonstrate some effective teaching tools and lesson ideas for the ABE classroom. We will share specific activity ideas for teaching math, science, social studies, reading comprehension, and writing skills that have been adapted for English language learners.

We will have a power point presentation and handouts with both background data and information which supports the need for adult basic education for English language learners and specific lesson plan and activity ideas to utilize in the classroom. We will also lead a few group activities to demonstrate how the activities work. There will also be time for discussion and questions.