Adult Basic Education: College and Career Readiness
English / Language Arts
Course Description
Adult Basic Education (ABE) English Language Arts is a college and career preparatory course that demonstrates the 21st-century skills of communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and computer literacy. ABE is designed for English-speaking adults who wish to improve their basic skills in areas that prepare them to participate in higher education classes. Basic computer literacy provides students with the fundamentals of computer use by having them create digital projects (both group and individual) and present their work to the class.
Through daily writing assignments and frequent presentations, adult students will improve writing skills and learn to:
- Identify the features of good writing
- Build better sentences
- Make sentences pop: use active verbs, eliminate weak words (seems, feel, think…), eliminate redundancy, and use plain language.
- Use the writing process to craft compelling and impactful paragraphs, incorporating a topic sentence (which presents both the topic and a controlling idea), supporting details, and smooth transitions.
- Create paragraphs with purpose, clarity, unity, and coherence
- Write for a variety of purposes and audiences
- Proofread for clarity
- Edit other students’ work
- Deliver engaging presentations with confidence
Adult Basic Education: Math
Course Description
Adult Basic Education-Mathematics is a non-credit course designed to develop literacy and mathematical skills necessary to be a successful worker, citizen, and family member. Adult Basic Education prepares students to enroll in GED® preparation courses, Adult High School programs, ESL instruction, and/or support while co-enrolled in a community college. A student enrolled in the ABE Mathematics program may be receiving instruction in one or more content areas as well, including ABE Language Arts, ABE Reading, or other Adult General Education subject areas.
Through problem-solving, students will:
- Gain mathematical understanding and strategic thinking
- Improve their mathematical reasoning skills
- Communicate and evaluate their mathematical thinking
- Make connections among key mathematical concepts
- Model and solve real-world problems using visual and physical representations
- Reduce fear and increase confidence when faced with mathematical challenges in real-world situations
