Resources-ESLbridge

ESL Bridge to Academics

Academic Word List
The Academic Word List was developed at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The AWL was primarily designed to be used by teachers as part of a program preparing learners for college level study or for use by students to learn the words most needed for college level study.
Helping Adult English Language Learners Transition into Other Educational Programs
Transition strategies used to help learners progress beyond adult ESL classes to other educational and work opportunities. (Part IV, Practitioner Toolkit: Working with Adult English Language Learners, pp 71-78)
Textbooks for Use in the SPL6 Adult ESL Classroom (pdf)
A list compiled for the CDE/CAELA ESL SPL6 Project.
The Transition from Adult Literacy ESL Programs to Academic Reading and Writing: Next Steps for English Language Learners
By Lisa Gardner Flores, 2005-2006 TCALL Fellow, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning
Transitioning Adult ESL Learners to Academic Programs
Rance-Roney, Judith, National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (ED385173, 1995)
This digest examines the differences between academic and adult ESL programs, and it suggests curricular and programmatic strategies to facilitate transitioning learners from adult ESL to academic English or to GED programs.
Transitions
The February 2004 issue of NCSALL's Focus on Basics.
The World Comes to Tennessee: a Resource Book for Adult Education and ESOL Teachers of Advanced Level ESOL Students (pdf)
A manual of best practices of ESL teachers to ensure success with advanced level students and strategies on transitioning from higher level ESL to other academic programs.