by Julie Slack | Oct 16, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Curriculum Development, Resources
Presenter: Brendon Albertson The slides from this workshop detail a few key principles that make teaching beginners more effective: giving multimodal directions, breaking tasks into achievable pieces, narrowing the focus to reduce cognitive load in reading and...
by Julie Slack | Sep 25, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency Tests (HiSET, GED), Resources
Presenter: Sianna Loftus Materials from this workshop include comparisons of the two HSE exams offered in Massachusetts and information on state testing policies and initiatives. Participants will have opportunities to ask questions, consider case studies, and discuss...
by Julie Slack | Sep 25, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Math Literacy, Resources
Presenter: Manny (Emmanual) Knaggs Materials from this workshop provide Adult Basic Education (ABE) educators with practical, learner-centered methods to transform math instruction. Moving beyond traditional rote memorization, the slides include how to foster a...
by Julie Slack | Sep 15, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: The House of the Seven Gables Project Description: This ESL class focuses on the English skills needed to find and succeed in a job. The course involves workplace vocabulary, interviewing procedures, resume writing,...
by Julie Slack | Sep 15, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Digital Literacy, First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Osterville Village Library Project Description: Literacy à la Carte is an immersive, café-style literacy experience where participants “sample” books and media in multiple formats, from traditional print to...
by Julie Slack | May 7, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Reading, Resources
Presenter: Meg Eubank Materials from this workshop include research based strategies for teaching reading to English language learners (ELLs) and techniques for helping everyone from pre-literate beginners to more advanced readers in building vocabulary skills,...
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