BEGINNING ABE LITERACY COMPETENCY OVERVIEW
CASAS Range: 200 and below TABE Range: 0.0-2.0

By the end of this level, learners will…

1. Communication

   1. Read and write personal information.

   2. Respond orally to questions regarding personal information.

   3. Sign their name.

   4. Ask questions for clarification in group communication.

   5. Read and write letters in upper and lower case.

2. Consumer Economics

   1. Recognize coins, currency, and monetary symbols.

   2. Read clothing labels for size and care.

   3. Locate size information using a height and weight chart.

   4. Recognize and interpret product safety labels.

   5. Recognize information on food safety.

   6. Read food labels and tags.

3. Community Resources

   1. Buy stamps and address a letter.

   2. Interpret clock time.

   3. Read the months of the year and the days of the week.

   4. Recognize directional and informational signs.

   5. Recognize transportation signs.

   6. Read some items on a restaurant menu.

4. Health

   1. Read an appointment card.

   2. Follow simple medical directions.

   3. Read a simple medicine label.

   4. Recognize the differences of the form different medicines take.

   5. Recognize the concepts of good nutrition.

5. Employment

   1. Complete a simple job application.

   2. Answer basic job interview questions.

   3. Complete, with assistance, federal employment forms.

   4. Ask for assistance and clarification.

   5. Read a work schedule.

   6. Locate information on a pay stub.

   7. Understand common workplace safety signs.

6. Government and Law

   1. Recognize basic government facts.

   2. Recognize basic laws.

7. Computation

   1. Read, write, and say numbers.

   2. Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s.

   3. Count backwards and forwards up to 30.

   4. Recognize odd and even numbers.

   5. Know basic math concepts.

   6. Add single digit numbers with totals up to 10.

   7. Subtract single digits numbers from numbers up to 20.

   8. Multiply single-digit numbers.

   9. Multiply with double-digit numbers up to 10.

   10. Identify the patterns in a multiplication table.

   11. Divide even numbers in half up to 20.

   12. Identify and write fractions representing a part.

   13. Read and write simple common fractions.

   14. Compare and order simple fractions.

   15. Divide an object in fractional pieces.

   16. Calculate money amounts.

   17. Know basic measurement concepts.

   18. Solve narrative math problems using basic math concepts and simple numbers.

   19. Recognize, identify, and describe common two-dimensional shapes.

   20. Identify, count, and extra data from simple tables and charts.

   21. Collect, label, and organize information for simple tables and charts.

8. Learning to Learn (Reading Skills)

   1. Read and write the alphabet in upper and lower case.

   2. Understand relationship of letters and sounds.

   3. Understand the conventions of text arrangement.

   4. Interpret basic vocabulary.

   5. Read a variety of texts.

   6. Read texts in various formats.

   7. Utilize reference materials.

   8. Practice reading strategies.

   9. Practice reading skills.

9. Grammar and Writing

   1. Write using correct parts of speech.

   2. Follow the simple capitalization and end punctuation rules.

   3. Write sentences in a simple pattern with subject-verb agreements.

   4. Write personal stories, sentences, and questions.