Okay so I want to share my experience because I was seriously struggling to find good info about this exam when I started. I'm a literacy educator in Ohio and my district basically gave me three months to get ABLE certified or lose my adult ed position. No pressure, right? First attempt I scored a 71 — passing is 75 — and I was devastated. I didn't even know where to find a decent ABLE practice test that actually matched the real thing.
Second time around I completely changed my approach. I spent about 6-7 hours a week for two months going through a structured study guide instead of just reviewing random materials. The instructional design and assessment sections killed me the first time, so I drilled those specifically. Also spent a lot of time on the workforce readiness competencies because those questions are sneaky — they sound straightforward but the wording trips you up.
Passed with an 82 this time. Happy to answer questions if anyone's going through this. What study resources are you all using?