Key ABLEWA Resources Support Materials
Curriculum
ABLEWA Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA English Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA Health and Physical Education Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA Mathematics Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA Science Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA Technologies Design and Technologies Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA Technologies Digital Technologies Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA The Arts Dance Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA The Arts Drama Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA The Arts Media Arts Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA The Arts Music Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
- ABLEWA The Arts Visual Arts Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
The Western Australian curriculum, including the ABLEWA Stages A to D materials, can be accessed from the Western Australian Curriculum page located in the Teaching section of the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline.
Support Resources
ABLEWA Content Descriptions, Elaborations and Achievement Standards
ABLES Assessment Tool
The ABLES Assessment Tool is available online for licensed users. For more information, see: ABLES assessment tool.
ABLEWA Assessment Tool User Guide
Online Professional Learning Course
The Online Professional Learning Course assists teachers to effectively implement the ABLES assessment tool. It is a free online course suitable for teachers and educational support staff. Access the course through the Professional Learning Portal.
The course comprises five modules, each focussing on a specific element of the suite of resources and each requiring approximately 30 minutes of online participation to complete. A certificate of completion is available at the conclusion of each module.
Professional learning relevant to teaching students with disability can contribute to teachers’ professional development requirements for registration with the Teachers Registration Board WA.
Research Behind ABLES
In 2007 the Department of Education and Training, Victoria partnered with the University of Melbourne and worked with almost 700 teachers across 77 Victorian government schools that described approximately 1,700 students’ proficiency in: English – Speaking and listening English – Reading and writing Personal learning Interpersonal development This research informed the development of the ABLES resources which target and support the development of individual learning plans by providing knowledge about students’ readiness to learn.
Research Papers
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice
Competence Assessment
Differing Cognitive Development
Mapping Transitions
Information for Parents
The ABLEWA Fact sheet for parents has been developed to provide clear information regarding the curriculum materials and assessment tool.
Contact
If you require further information regarding the ABLEWA resources or materials, please email the ABLEWA team at: ablewa@scsa.wa.edu.au
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority acknowledges the development of the ABLES Assessment Tool by the University of Melbourne and the Department of Education and Training, Victoria and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority for their development and publication of the ABLES Curriculum and Support Materials.