Adult Basic Education (ABE) is a program of instruction designed for adults who need to improve their reading, writing, speaking, problem-solving, or computation necessary to function effectively in society, on a job or in the family.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) includes coursework designed to
improve the employability of the state's workforce through instruction in mathematics,
reading, language, and workforce readiness skills. It is designed to provide adults with sufficient
basic education to enable them to benefit from job training and retraining programs and obtain and
retain productive employment so that they might more fully enjoy the benefits and responsibilities of
citizenship.
| Assessments for ABE students: |
| Adult Basic Education (ABE) students are placed in one of six levels in accordance with the National Reporting System’s (NRS) educational functioning levels. |
| Approved Assessments for ABE placement |
| CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems) |
| TABE (Test of Adult Basic Skills) |
| WorkKeys (for High Intermediate to Advanced ABE students) |
| Federal/State Grants: |
| Adult Basic Skills Professional Development |
| For the 2008-2009 Program Year, ASU was awarded $257,500 to provide professional development training. |
| Online and classroom resources: |
| Lifelines |
| Madison Heights |
| TV411 |
| Professional Publications: |
| Bridges to Opportunity Federal Adult Education Programs For the 21st Century (July 2008) |
| Professional Resources / Organizations: |
| National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) |
| National College Transition(NCTN) |
| Click here for more Adult Basic Education Resources. |
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