English Learner Digital Essential Skills

ELDES is an innovative digital literacy curriculum. When LNA began offering digital literacy classes, we found that many students did not have the vocabulary or foundational knowledge about computers to follow along with the default curriculum, and as a result, struggled to make progress. ELDES was written to bridge that gap for Intermediate English language learners and native English speakers who are new to computers.

Available in English, Spanish, and Somali

The ELDES Curriculum is fully protected under copyright law. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of Lyndale Neighborhood Association, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.


The ELDES curriculum is created by the Lyndale Neighborhood Association with funding through Hennepin County’s Office of Broadband and Digital Inclusion.