This tutoring guide contains eight short sections of instruction for tutors working with adult basic education students in Alberta, Canada. Each section, introduced by a question, contains tips for beginning tutoring and working with adult students in literacy education classes. The sections cover the following topics: (1) What is the problem?; (2) Who is this student?; (3) How do I start?; (4) What methods may I use?; (5) How do I set up goals?; (6) What are the "be" and "don't" rules?; (7) Things to know and remember?; and (8) What help can I get? A short additional information sheet contains the English word pyramid and lists the 20 most useful words in English and the 50 words most often used in writing letters and in reading. (KC)