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Free adult classes — Laredo, Texas

Pull the drawer with your name on it.

Frontera Reads teaches adults in Laredo to read, write and speak English with more confidence: free English classes, GED prep tutoring, citizenship interview coaching, family literacy nights and tutoring at work.

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Classes and tutoring are free for adults in Laredo.

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Pull the drawer. Start where you are.

  • English classes
  • GED prep tutoring
  • Citizenship coaching
  • Family literacy nights
  • Tutoring at work

Frontera Reads · Laredo, Texas

01 — What we teach

Six drawers. One is yours.

Pick the one that sounds like your next step. Every program below is free, and each one starts with a short conversation.

English

Free English classes

Conversation, reading and writing for adults at every level — from your first words to the English you need on the job.

Enroll in English
GED

GED prep tutoring

Tutoring in the GED subject areas, at the pace a working week allows. Come back to the math you left behind.

Start GED prep
Citizenship

Citizenship interview coaching

Practice the civics questions and the interview itself with a coach until the answers come out the way you mean them.

Prepare for your interview
Families

Family literacy nights

An evening where parents and children read and write at the same table, so the habit goes home with the whole household.

Ask about family night
Employers

Workplace literacy partnerships

Classes and tutoring for Laredo employers, built around the shift your team actually runs.

Talk about a partnership
Volunteers needed

Volunteer tutor training

No teaching degree required. We train you, then match you with a learner who is starting again.

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Adults at work in a Frontera Reads class, Laredo.

02 — How it works

Come in. We'll find your drawer.

  1. 1

    Tell us your goal

    English, GED, citizenship, or reading with your kids. One short conversation is enough for us to place you.

  2. 2

    Get matched

    We place you in a free class or with a trained volunteer tutor, at the level you are actually at.

  3. 3

    Keep going

    Come weekly, ask questions, move at your own pace. Frontera Reads will still be here when your week gets busy.

03 — Volunteer

The drawer that needs hands.

Frontera Reads runs on volunteer tutors. If you can read this page, you can help someone read theirs.

  • Training before you are matched with a learner
  • Tutoring hours that fit around your week
  • A team that answers when you have a question
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A volunteer tutor and an adult learner reading the same workbook Training provided

04 — At home and at work

Reading doesn't stay in the classroom.

Families reading together at tables during a community literacy night

Families

Family literacy nights

Parents and children at the same table, with books, cards and crayons. Family literacy nights are free and open to the whole household — bring everyone.

Ask about the next family night
A tutor working with employees at a table in a small business break room

At work

Workplace literacy partnerships

For Laredo employers: classes and tutoring for the team, built around the schedule you keep.

Talk about a partnership

05 — Start here

One drawer is still open. It's yours.

Whether you are the one learning or the one teaching, the next step is the same: tell us your goal, and we take it from there.

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Frontera Reads · Laredo, Texas · Free classes for adults

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