Our Classes

DePorres Place offers classes in Basic Adult Literacy, Learning Disability Basic Literacy, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

Basic Literacy
Tutors teach reading and writing to adults who are out of school and reading below an eighth grade level. Laubach Way to Reading is the basic text. When a student finishes this series, he/she may go into the Challenger Series. When a student has reached an eighth grade reading level they transfer to another program in the community, usually a GED preparation program.

Learning Disability Basic Literacy
Tutors who work with adults with a learning disability use the Wilson Reading System.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Tutors work with individuals or small groups of foreign born adults teaching conversational English, reading and writing skills. The series used for conversational English is Side-By-Side.