ESL Literacy Network
Welcome to the ESL Literacy Network - an online community of practice that provides resources and information to support the professional development of ESL literacy practitioners.
Welcome to the ESL Literacy Network - an online community of practice that provides resources and information to support the professional development of ESL literacy practitioners.
A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy is a useful and in-depth resource for ESL literacy practitioners. The resource can support both instructors with dedicated classes of ESL literacy learners and instructors who have ESL literacy learners mixed with non-literacy learners.
This resource introduces a Framework of Literacy Skills for Adult ESL Literacy Learners, which outlines the skills for the development of literacy. The resource also explores effective approaches to teaching adult ESL literacy learners.
Read more...A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy is presented at the Brown Bag Lunch series at Bow Valley College
The following blog post was written by Emily Albertsen, a faculty member at the School of Global Access
Read more...The second course in the Post-TESL series has been successfully piloted to a group of more than 30 participants from across Alberta.
Read more...Bow Valley College is introducing a new resource for ESL literacy practitioners: A Practical Guide for Teaching ESL Literacy. This resource is a useful and in-de
Read more...The following blog post was written by Emily Albertsen, a faculty member at the Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement.
Read more...The Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement is leading a two-year project, funded by Calgary Learns, to create professional development workshops to strengthen the teaching skills of ELL practitioners working wit
Read more...The following blog post was written by Emily Albertsen and Jennifer Acevedo, faculty members at the Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement (CEIIA). This blog post is part of our
Read more...The following blog series was written by Donald Morris, a faculty member at the Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement.
Read more...The following blog post was written by Edi Casimirri, a faculty member at the Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement.
Read more...Resources for creating an effective ESL Literacy program
While there is a diversity of ESL literacy programs across Canada, promising practices in building a program of excellence remain consistent. Whether you are a program provider or curriculum developer, we have the resources to support you in developing your ESL Literacy program.
Check out the ESL Literacy Network's Resource Finder to explore all of our resources.
Education Opens Doors is a video featuring the Bridge program at Bow Valley College. Designed for immigrant youth ages 18 -- 25 with interrupted formal education, the Bridge program opens doors and provides pathways to further education for this unique and resilient group of learners.
Information, resources and tools to support ESL Literacy instructors
Find information on best practices in the field of ESL Literacy and use the planning tools to support you in classroom instruction.
Check out the ESL Literacy Network's Resource Finder to explore all of our resources.
In this inspiring video, four English language learners share about the value of literacy in their lives.
An online ESL Literacy resource room
Explore our most popular resources, find valuable materials to use in your classroom and program, and discover new tools to enrich your practice.
This collection of Bow Valley College created resources and tools will help enhance your understanding of ESL Literacy and assist you in program development and classroom instruction.
All of the resources are free of charge, easy to download and view online.
View the ESL Literacy Network's Resource Finder.
Innovations in ESL literacy programming
Stories from the Field Volume 3 is a new series of stories that explores innovations in ESL literacy programming that have been spearheaded by the School of Global Access. Over the past fifteen years, we have become a recognized leader in the field of ESL literacy, producing a wealth of resources that have been developed and vetted by ESL literacy experts.
This unique applied research project is a collaboration between the School of Foundational Learning and the School of Global Access. Stories from the Field Volume 3 reports on current issues, challenges and innovative work happening in the adult literacy and essential skills field throughout Alberta. Stories from the Field Volume 1 and Volume 2 were both published in 2014.
Here is a list of the published stories featuring ESL literacy expertise at the Centre:
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