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ABLE - Adult Basic and Literacy Education

The Adult Basic and Literacy Education Unit is to create and maintain the best system to deliver basic skills to adults in Ohio. From this link you can find ABLE Reports, Plans and Presentations, ABLE Grant Management, Standards and Benchmarks, ABLE Grant Forms, Grant Preparation, Professional Development, Program Monitoring, On-Site Review, Special Projects and ABLE Policies.

ABLE for the Deaf Adult Learner
This resource provides information on teaching the deaf adult learner, including information on accommodations, technological devices, working with interpreters, and strategies.

• Accountability(Indicators of Program Quality, The Ohio Performance Accountability System Manual, Student Experience Model (SEM) and others.)
• Best Practices
• Branding Standards
• Calender
• Distance Education
• English, Literacy and Civics Education (EL/Civics Lesson Plan Template)
• Forms (Final Expenditure Report for Correction Education, Special Needs Forms, FY 2012 Student Forms and others.)
• One-Stop System
• Policies and Supporting Documents (ABLE Strategic Plan 2011, Administrators' Manual, Student Eligibility Policy and others.)
• Professional Development
• Stackable Certificates
• Standards and Benchmarks for ABE and ESOL
• Transitions

ABLE Programs in Ohio
This resource provides a list of various ABLE programs available throughout the state of Ohio, as well as the links to their respective websites.

ABLE Regional Resource Centers
These links present valuable information on the following Regional Resource Centers: the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, the Northeast ABLE Resource Center, the Northwest ABLE Resource Center, and the Southwest ABLE Resource Center.

• Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center
• Northeast ABLE Resource Center
• Northwest ABLE Resource Center
• Southwest ABLE Resource Center

ABLE Transitions Repository

Ablelink Help Site
The Help Site offers support options, documents, such as handouts and the ABLElink handbook, and updates/news.

Adult Numeracy Themes
This publication provides information and activity ideas for different aspects of adult mathematics education, including number sense, data, geometry, and algebra.

Adult Literacy and Education Resources
This resource offers links to additional information on State Literacy Resource Centers, Adult Education, General Education, and Libraries.

Job Opportunities
This page presents a list of other websites where resumes can be posted, jobs can be searched, and employment trends can be found.

Local Professional Development Committee
The LPDC website describes the responsibilities of the committee, as well as providing the Bylaws and Standards, and the Professional Development Options and Conversion Table.

Resource Center Network
This resource provides addresses of several Ohio ABLE resource centers, a calendar of events, links to newsletters, and the most recent Professional Development catalog.

Staff Evaluation Guide: Linking program accountability and continuous improvement
The Staff Evaluation Guide includes suggestions and sample documents for staff evaluation in any program, not just ABLE programs.