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.
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.
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.
Administrator's Manual
Provided are links to management and instructional resources, as well as general information on administration.
Adult Literacy and Education Resources
This resource offers links to additional information on State Literacy Resource Centers, Adult Education, General Education, and Libraries.
Indicators of Program Quality Resource Guide
This document illustrates the indicators used to measure the quality of ABLE programs, based on standards set by the Ohio Department of Education.
Job Opportunities
This site 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.
O-PAS: Ohio Performance Accountability System
This resource describes the functions of the Ohio Performance Accountability System (O-PAS) and the National Reporting System (NRS) for ABLE programs. This source also provides links to the assessment forms, provided by the Ohio Department of Education.
Peer Coaching for ABLE Professionals
ODE-ABLE, the Special Needs Task Force and the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center have been considering follow-up professional development for the LD Core Training Series. The Task Force members recommended making themselves available to programs and instructors for "technical assistance" in implementing the strategies learned in the LD Core Training. After researching the possibilities, the process evolved into providing special needs peer coaches who would work with teachers and administrators at their local level.
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
Standards and Benchmarks
Provided under Standards and Benchmarks are the requirements for multiple levels of math, reading, and writing in PDF form.
Technical Assistance/Training Network
This network provides technological support and training to ABLE programs in Ohio. Also available on this site are downloadable program requests and consultant forms.
Volunteer!
This source supplies information on volunteering, from how to become a literacy volunteer, to stories and quotes from students and volunteers.
1998 Local Program Technology Projects
This site provides the names of the members of the Projects, as well as links to their respective programs, and links to the OLRC and LINCS.
1999 GTE Minigrants
We think these projects provide excellent examples of how adult basic education programs can use technology and how we can all share our experience and expertise with our colleagues.
Domestic Violence Awareness Online
This source presents useful information on domestic violence definitions, domestic violence hotlines, and domestic violence shelters.
Equipping Ohio for the Future
This site provides information on how the Ohio Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) programs have begun developing programs to improve the quality of adult education.
Eureka!
This resource gives ABLE instructors access to strategies, lesson plans, lists of recommended trade books, as well as links to other resources.
For the Common Good
For the Common Good is a statewide project with the goal of facilitating the formation of local interagency linkage teams throughout Ohio.
GED 2002: Making New Connections
This resource supplies information on the new GED test, as well as up-to-date teaching strategies and testing.
GED 2002
This site provides various links to GED test resources.
GED Scholars Initiative
This site provides information on a program for Kent State students who have earned a GED. The program familiarizes these students with the campus and the college atmosphere, as well as offering academic, financial, and social support.
Internet Information
This resource offers links to information and tools for the Internet, including instructional sites for new Internet users.
Leadership Development Institute
The Institute provides guidance on creating a Mission Statement, as well as help with Strategic Planning. Also provided are lists of books for further reading and links to related sites.
The Ohio Literacy Alliance
The Alliance conducts research and develops activities for a range of literacy programs. Provided on the site are links to projects and assessments, as well as the OLA News.
Recommended Trade Books for Adult Literacy Programs
This publication is a guide to literature that is suggested for adult literacy programs. The recommended books are sorted by category, and some teaching ideas are also available
Teacher Resources
This site provides categorized lists of resources for teachers. These lists present links to the various web resources.
Volunteer!
This source supplies information on volunteering, from how to become a literacy volunteer, to stories and quotes from students and volunteers.
Workplace Module Development Workshop
This site provides several modules for the workplace, including Problem Solving, Test Taking, Time Management, and Working with Difficult People.
Adult Literacy Fact Sheet
These documents contain statistics and facts regarding adult literacy programs and poverty levels.
Beginnings: Ohio Writers' Conference
The stories from Beginnings were submitted by Ohio Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) students who were also invited to attend and participate in the Ohio Writers' Conference because of their acceptances.
Evaluating Even Start Programs - PDF file
This is a condensed version of a guide to local evaluations of Even Start family literacy programs.
Family Literacy Resource Notebook
The Family Literacy Resource Notebook is a guide to starting, advertising, and maintaining a successful family literacy program.
Family Literacy: Who Benefits? - PDF file
This document lists the ways in which family literacy can benefit everyone involved, including children, parents, families, and society.
Family Literacy Winter Fun - PDF file
"Winter Fun" describes several winter-related books with accompanying activities that parents can do with their children.
Family Math Fun Pack - PDF file
The Family Math Fun Pack gives examples of math and counting-related books and activities for parents to share with their children.
Initiating Even Start Programs - PDF file
This publication illustrates the methods which various Even Start Programs around Ohio used to start their programs.
Math Publications
These are a series of newsletters which highlight important information and activities to promote math literacy.
Ohio Family Literacy Survey - PDF file
This document is a survey for various family literacy programs to complete regarding their programs.
Ohio Writers' Conference (Beginnings)
The stories from Beginnings were submitted by Ohio Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) students who were also invited to attend and participate in the Ohio Writers' Conference because of their acceptances.
OLRC News
These are a series of newsletters designed to keep readers informed of the activities going on at the Ohio Literacy Resource Center. These newsletters also contain informational articles for educators.
Program Resources
This series of documents provides a number of resources for family and adult literacy programs.
Recommended Trade Books for Adult Literacy Programs
This publication is a guide to literature that is suggested for adult literacy programs. The recommended books are sorted by category, and some teaching ideas are also available.
Research in Adult Literacy
These articles provide insight into and information on research and studies done on adult literacy programs.
Research to Practice
These articles present methods of putting adult literacy research results to practical use.
Teacher To Teacher
These newsletters contain important information and suggestions for adult literacy educators, from their fellow teachers
Technology Update
These documents pertain to technology-related issues, such as getting online, computer viruses, and using the internet in the ABLE classroom.
Tech Talk
These documents discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using computer technology, such as email and instant messaging (IM) in the ABLE classroom.
