🎓 Adult Basic Education
Instructor led or self-paced learning for adults — built for grown-ups, from the ground up. Fourteen real courses take you from letters, sounds, and numbers all the way to a job, a diploma, citizenship, or a training program. Everything here is practical, respectful, and yours to move through at your own pace.
👋 New here? Start with the foundations
If you're not sure where to begin, start with the basics of reading, writing, and math. Everything else builds on them. There's no rush and no test to get in — just pick a course and take the first step.
📚 All 14 Courses
Each course is a full set of lessons with practice, a learning journal, and read-along audio. Take them in any order that fits your goals.
Foundations
📖 Reading & Writing
Letters and sounds to reading everyday texts, writing clear paragraphs, and handling real-world forms.
12 lessons · Foundational literacy
🔢 Math & Numeracy
Everyday math you can trust — money, measurement, time, and the four operations.
12 lessons · Everyday math
Everyday Digital & Health
💻 Digital & Life Skills
Use a phone and computer, browse safely, email, and fill out online forms with confidence.
12 lessons · Modern basics
🩺 Health Literacy
Read labels and forms, navigate care and insurance, and talk with your doctor.
12 lessons · Understanding health information
🖥️ Workforce Digital Skills
Office software, professional email, spreadsheets, video meetings, and online applications.
12 lessons · Job-ready digital skills
Work, Money & Career
💼 Workforce Readiness
Find work, apply, interview, and succeed on the job.
12 lessons · Getting & keeping a job
💵 Financial Literacy
Budget, bank, save, handle credit and debt, and avoid scams.
14 lessons · Managing your money
🧭 Career Exploration & Pathways
Explore careers, research the job market, and plan an education-to-career path.
12 lessons · Choosing & planning a career
Citizenship & Moving On
🗽 Civics & Citizenship
U.S. government and rights, navigating your community, and the path to citizenship.
12 lessons · Civic life & naturalization
🎯 College & Career Transition
Reading and study skills to step confidently into college or training.
12 lessons · Reading & study skills
Career-Training Bridges (IET)
Contextualized reading and math to get ready for a training program. These are foundations and prep — not the certification or official exam prep. Always verify current requirements with the state agency and the training program.
🚚 CDL Pathway Bridge
Reading and math to succeed in CDL training and a driving/logistics career.
12 lessons · Transportation & logistics
🏥 Healthcare / CNA Bridge
Reading and math to succeed in CNA training and a healthcare career.
12 lessons · Caregiving & healthcare
🔧 Manufacturing & Trades Bridge
Reading and shop math for trades training, apprenticeships, and a career.
12 lessons · Manufacturing & skilled trades
High School Equivalency
🎓 GED / HSE Prep
Prepare across every subject for the high-school-equivalency exam. Independent and unofficial — all practice is original; verify current test details with the official testing service.
12 lessons · High-school equivalency
📌 About These Courses
This is Adult Basic Education — for adults building foundational skills, whether you're starting near the beginning, filling in gaps from school, or brushing off skills you haven't used in years. It treats you like the capable adult you are: the words, texts, and tasks come from real adult life — jobs and forms, money and schedules, family and community. No childish themes, no talking down.
- Free and self-paced. No sign-up, no test to get in. Move at the speed that fits your life.
- Built for self-study and for classrooms. Every lesson includes paired and group options for tutors and programs.
- Read-along audio in every lesson. Press 🔊 Listen to hear words and sentences read aloud, and open the 🎧 Audio panel to set the voice and speed.
- Your privacy and dignity come first. Nothing here judges where you're starting from.
💡 A note on the bridge and exam-prep courses
The career-training bridges (CDL, Healthcare/CNA, Trades) and GED/HSE Prep build the reading, math, and study skills that programs and exams ask for. They are independent and unofficial — the certification, license, or exam itself is earned through the official program or testing service. Always confirm current requirements, forms, and fees with the state agency, program, or testing service.
📱 Open it on your phone
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