Become an Adult Literacy & ESL Learner

Improve your basic reading, writing, speaking and technology skills as a learner in the Adult Literacy & ESL program. We offer FREE one-on-one literacy tutoring, ESL tutoring, small group instruction, computer instruction, classes, workshops, family programs and more!

Learner Requirements

  • To qualify and enroll in the ESL tutoring program, students must be beginner-level ESL learners with little to no English-speaking skills.
  • To qualify and enroll in the Adult Literacy tutoring program, students must read at or below the 8th-grade level.
  • Be 18 or older and not be in high school.
  • Live or work in San José.
  • Attend an orientation and complete the assessment.

How to Become a Learner

If you are interested in becoming a learner, please visit or contact a Family Learning Center.

A tutor and her learner practice reading.

Leon's Story

Meet Leon, who talks about why he joined an adult literacy program and about how it has helped him in his life.

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