This guide is a resource both for organizing and for managing adult literacy programs. Based on the collective input and refinement of national leaders in adult basic education, the handbook provides coverage of program planning, staff development, student recruitment and retention, instructional approaches and techniques, instructional materials, and evaluation, among other concerns. Each chapter of the handbook has been written to stand alone. Following introductory material describing the handbook's purpose, development, and intended audience, the guide is divided into two parts. Part 1 focuses on organizing an adult literacy program, and includes chapters on preparing for an adult literacy program; public relations in a literacy program; delivery of instructional services; staffing; selecting instructional approaches and materials; and planning for evaluation, including means of assessment and steps in evaluation. Part 2 concentrates on the management of adult literacy programs, covering the following material: working with adult learners; recruiting adult learners; the instructional program for adults; and retaining learners in adult literacy programs. Examples of recordkeeping systems for adult literacy programs are included in the handbook's appendix. (KC)