Bridging the Gap

Developed in the Bridge program at Bow Valley College, Bridging the Gap is a framework for teaching and transitioning immigrant youth who have low literacy skills. 

It is a practical tool to help plan and implement a transition program for young adult ESL literacy learners or for your own identified target audience. 

Explore the following related resources:

• ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework
• ESL Literacy Curriculum Development Guide
• CEIIA blog stories about the Bridge Program

Stories from the Field Volume 3 is a new series of stories from the Adult Literacy Research Institute that explores innovations in ESL literacy programming that have been spearheaded by the Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement (CEIIA) at Bow Valley College. 

The third article in the series, Digital Literacy; An Essential Skill for ESL Literacy Learners, celebrates an innovative program at Bow Valley College that is increasing the digital literacy skills of ESL literacy learners one laptop computer at a time.