The CATESOL Journal

A Community-Based English Tutoring (CBET) program at Burbank Adult School taught English as a Second Language (ESL) and tutoring skills to adults, as CBET programs are designed to do, but in a unique variation, children were included in the classes. The teachers faced major challenges in designing activities in which parents and children learned together, because of the varying developmental levels of the children and the greater proficiency of some children related to some adults. This paper describes successful activities and practices from the program.