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The History of Adult Basic Education
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Module 1 - The History of Adult Basic Education

What is Adult Basic Education (ABE)?

If you are new to adult education, some of the terminology may not be familiar to you so the first question to answer is:

What is Adult Basic Education (ABE)?

Let's look at the state of Florida's definition for Adult Basic Education or as it is better known, ABE.

Adult Basic Education (ABE) includes the courses of instruction designed to improve the employability of the state's workforce through instruction in mathematics, reading, language, and workforce readiness skills at grade level equivalency 0-8.9.

Courses included in ABE programs are:

  • Mathematics
  • Reading
  • Language
  • Workplace Readiness Skills
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This web-based training program was developed by the State of Florida Adult Basic Education Committee of the Practitioners' Task Force, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.