National College Transition Network

ABE to College Transition: A Resource for ABE and ESOL Teachers and Programs

ABE-to-college transition is a new and evolving area in the education continuum. Current models tend to vary in the intensity of the transition focus, type of content, and location of services -- creating a number of pathways to college. To learn more...

Pathways to College for Academically Under-prepared Students
Focus on Basics, Volume 6, Issue D, February 2004
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/fob/2004/spohn.html#chart

This chart, developed by Jessica Spohn and Silja Kallenbach of the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) for Focus on Basics, describes several models that are supported by community colleges.

Approaches to ABE Transition to Postsecondary Education
Focus on Basics, Volume 6, Issue D, February 2004
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/fob/2004/alamprese.html

In this article, Judith A. Alamprese describes a "typology" of transition approaches. She identifies three types of programs based on the activities they offer: awareness and orientation, counseling and referring, and the comprehensive model that includes college academic skill development in reading, writing, and math along with a counseling component.