Language & Literacy Education

Basic Skills Education services include:
-Basic English and Math Skills Improvement
-English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Second Language Career Pathways
-GED Preparation
-College Preparation

All services offered free of charge.

Food Bank and Thrift shop. Food is available weekly to residents of North Bingham County meeting the federal poverty guidelines.
ESL Classes for Free.
Senior Insurance Counseling.

ABE is a basic skills program for adults 16 years-of-age and older who are not currently enrolled in high school.  In addition, we serve adults who have graduated from high school and wish to brush up their reading, writing, or math skills so they can transition into college or the workforce.  All new students attend an orientation session that covers program expectations and provides assessments.

Each student's course of study is framed by an educational plan based on the unique needs of the student.  ABE offers structured classes at various levels of reading, writing, and math.  Our students have the option of online instruction as well.

ABE can help you:

• Improve math, reading, and writing skills.
• Prepare for college.
• Prepare for and pass the GED.
• Become digitally literate.
• Learn to speak English (for non-native learners).
• Prepare for U.S. Citizenship.

***NO CLASSES OFFERED IN THE SUMMER - ONLY DURING SCHOOL YEAR***

*Provide basic educational services to persons 16 years of age and older, and out of public school, including GED preparation and testing, literacy services and ESL (English as Second Language) instruction. There are fees for GED testing and certain other services, but most are free of charge.

*The Adult Basic Education Program is administered by the Idaho Department of Education.

CWI offers:

Two-year degrees (Associate degrees)
Transferable degrees ( for students transferring to four-year colleges or universities)
Credit and non-credit vocational and occupational training
Certificate courses
Adult basic education
Small business development assistance
English as a second language
Developmental/Remedial coursework
Non-credit community and continuing education

The CDHD currently operates a variety of independent grant programs and carries out training, services, technical assistance, research and dissemination activities across the state and nation. To meet its goals the CDHD engages in exemplary activities across five areas:

• Interdisciplinary training and preparation of students and fellows for employment in leadership and direct service positions.
• Direct Services and demonstration projects which include family and individual support, personal assistance services and infant monitoring.
• Community training and technical assistance, which is incorporated into all CDHD
  projects and focused on activities with individuals with development disabilities,
  families, professionals, paraprofessionals, policy makers, students and volunteers.
• Research and validation of new ideas and promising practices and contributions
  to the development of new knowledge in the field of developmental disabilities.
• Dissemination of information and research findings to individuals with development disabilities, families, professionals, paraprofessionals, policy makers, students and volunteers.

The English Language Center offers classes in English language, American Culture Orientations, and Computer Literacy. The core daytime classes consist of several levels including: Literacy, Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and a class for refugee elders. Instruction in the classroom is structured around current research in adult language acquisition. The curriculum is derived from a joint effort between staff and participants. Methodology focuses on projects involving the language rather than lessons isolating grammar and vocabulary. Language is "discovered" as projects progress. Structured forms are presented according to relevance to the project. Topics generally focus on life skills, with the development of employability skills given special consideration. Competency in computer literacy is developed in the computer lab.

* National Council of La Raza Affiliate * Food Bank. Tue. - Fri. 8:30- 4:00 Must call for Appointment.
Job placements or job training for people with agricultural related experience. Provide services to low income seasonal/migrant individuals and families employed with raw agricultural products, at risk youth counseling, English as second language (improving job skills for H & W clients), Bilingual aids education, financial assistance, rental emergency, food, Head Start, scholarships for low income individuals. Will help with transportation costs (ie bus tickets in emergency)

The Children’s Reading Foundation focuses on engaging parents and caregivers in a child’s learning, beginning from birth. Our early literacy and learning programs and campaigns provide families, schools and communities the knowledge, tools and skills necessary to ensure every child has the strongest literacy and learning beginning to thrive in school and life.

These evidence-based, proven literacy and early learning campaigns and programs are at work across the United States and in Canada, and growing. They are modeled to be replicated and adapted to meet the needs of the communities served, including families in poverty and non-English-speaking families.

Tools include:

• Read with a child
• READY! for Kindergarten
• READ Up
• Help Children Succeed

Chapter Directory: Find a local reading foundation chapter or program partner.