This interim report describes the first few months' work of a task force that developed a set of procedures for conducting a literacy task analysis. A literacy task analysis could be used by employers, union delegates, human resource personnel, trainers, and adult educators to understand better the specific workplace training needs of employees, as well as to provide a method for developing the actual training or retraining curriculum. The interim report contains three chapters, each with a different purpose and focus. Chapter 1 examines the role of education and training as a solution to adult reskilling and upgrading, defines workplace literacy, and describes a number of successful programs in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Chapter 2 highlights the definitions, purposes, and methods of job and task analysis as a foundation for understanding the dimensions of a literacy task analysis. Chapter 3 describes, in case study format, three examples of how to conduct a literacy task analysis and points out directions for developing some of the training material related to improving such a job. Occupations profiled in the case studies include motor vehicle repairer, grocery store receiver, and pre-cast repair and cleaning laborer. Future research will continue on literacy task analysis and will include production of a manual. The report includes 29 references. (KC)