Teacher Education
The bridge project: Connecting home, school, and community for Mexican immigrant youth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2-2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
This study examines the academic and psychosocial effects of the Bridge Project after-school program on 25 prekindergarten through 6th-grade English language learner Mexican immigrant children and their families living in an affordable housing complex in the San Francisco Bay Area. The results of the study show that the program increased the children’s reading comprehension by an average of 2.8 grade levels and increased children’s English proficiency an average of 2.8 California English Language Development Test levels over a 2-year period. Parents also observed their children’s growth in confidence, social skills, motivation, responsibility, and the ability to ask questions.
Recommended Citation
McElvain, C. (2015). The bridge project: Connecting home, school, and community for Mexican immigrant youth. The Journal of Latinos and Education, 14(3), 153-170. doi:10.1080/15348431.2014.973568
