Welcome to Reading Essentials. This class is dedicated to individuals with low literacy levels who are eager to enhance their reading skills and gain confidence. Whether you're starting your reading journey or seeking to improve basic literacy, our program offers a supportive and encouraging environment tailored specifically to adult learners.

This is a hands-on lab to help students who are currently ELL learners learn to navigate digital environments.

Students will learn how to operate a computer and use it to create documents, and spreadsheets, and look up information. They will learn how to write an email, how to tell the difference between safe and unsafe email and content on the internet, and other computer-based skills.

The course will combine short lectures/demonstrations with hands-on practice.

Students in this class will improve their fluency in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The class will focus on increasing the students’ command of academic vocabulary and strengthening their grammatical skills.

These classes are designed for people who speak little or no English. This is a fun and engaging way for students to learn English vocabulary and grammar in context while gaining skills and strategies in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students are tested to see what level they are currently which will help in placement. All tests are to measure your current level and are NOT pass or fail tests. Potential students need to contact Stephanie at (207) 282-3883 or satkinson@biddefordschools.me to schedule an Intake appointment.

Open Lab is designed for students who need Resume or Job Application help or for students who want to drop in to work on the computer for a bit. It is also a designated day for appointment only onboarding of students to the Burlington English, Northstar Digital Literacy and EnGen platforms.

These classes are designed for people who speak little or no English. This is a fun and engaging way for students to learn English vocabulary and grammar in context while gaining skills and strategies in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students are tested to see what level they are currently which will help in placement. All tests are to measure your current level and are NOT pass or fail tests. Potential students need to contact Stephanie at (207) 282-3883 or satkinson@biddefordschools.me to schedule an Intake appointment.

These classes are designed for people who speak little or no English. This is a fun and engaging way for students to learn English vocabulary and grammar in context while gaining skills and strategies in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students are tested to see what level they are currently which will help in placement. All tests are to measure your current level and are NOT pass or fail tests. Potential students need to contact Stephanie at (207) 282-3883 or satkinson@biddefordschools.me to schedule an Intake appointment.