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Upcoming ABE Events
Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
Registration Deadline: FRI. 8/21/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important… Learn More
Volunteer Core Training Module 4: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Materials
Registration Deadline: MON. 8/24/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants will engage in a couple of classroom activities to experience scaffolding, checking comprehension and the gradual release of responsibility. These aspects of teaching and tutoring are then defined, explained further and participants get opportunities to practice them. Learn More
Ask ATLAS in the ATLAS Lounge – ESL Office Hour with Patsy!
Join the ATLAS Lounge for Ask ATLAS Office Hours. Passcode to join the meeting: lounge2026 Welcome to a new endeavor for ATLAS – open office hours! Join the Zoom on Friday, August 28, between 9:30-10:30am, for the inaugural virtual “ATLAS Lounge.” This first office hour is dedicated… Learn More