MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
The Latest and Greatest: GED® News and Updates!
Check out new tools to check materials alignment, available student reference sheets, and a new career pathways tool. Read More
Grammar Bytes! (In a Good Way.)
Here is a website that really puts some teeth into grammar, usage and mechanics instruction! The materials can be used in a structured class or open lab setting, for one-on-one sessions with learners, for work with volunteers, and as independent work to supplement class lessons. Read More
Get More out of Google Drive with Fluency Tutor for Google
If you use Google Docs/Drive with your adult learners, you'll want to try this free add-on application for fluency reading practice! Read More
New Evidence for Fluency Instruction
Learn about findings and conclusions from two studies on the relationships between fluency and comprehension in adult readers. This is important to ABE reading teachers because most fluency research has been based exclusively on children. Read More
Conceptual Understanding in Instruction: It Really Works!
Hennepin County Corrections instructor Molley Bruce attended ATLAS's Math Institute, and was able to return to her classroom and immediately apply what she learned about conceptual understanding. She was thrilled at the results! Read More
Vocabulary Workouts
Check out this FREE curriculum to exercise your students’ knowledge and use of academic words! It's accessible in the Reading resource library on the ATLAS website. Read More
Skills to Pay the Bills
Learn about a valuable resource for teaching "soft" skills that should be of interest to ABE teachers looking to help their students build up the skills from the Navigating Systems category of the Transitions Integration Framework (TIF). Read More
Making Equations Visual to Enhance Understanding
Abby Roza from Hennepin County Corrections ABE describes how you can use visual models and engaging activities to teach about quadratic equations, and how these principles can also be applied to teaching basic mathematical operations. Read More
Get It Right Off the BATT!
Introducing Beginning Alphabetics Tests and Tools (BATT), a new ATLAS resource for testing and teaching the CCRS Reading Foundational Skills (K-5)! Read More
A Perspective on the Flipped Classroom
Amy Vickers, MNI Senior Consultant, shares her learnings from the COABE Conference about flipped classrooms, including a surprising take-away that changed her understanding of this pedadogical approach. Read More