This independent learning packet, which is intended for adult literacy tutors, reviews the literature regarding adults with learning disabilities. The packet begins with a learning disabilities pretest. Presented next is the literature review, which includes information on the following aspects of learning disabilities: definition and historical perspective; terminology; prevalence; recommended assessment procedure; diagnostic tests; screening techniques; characteristics of and accommodations for adults with learning disabilities; and teaching strategies. Concluding the packet are a literacy awareness posttest, and answers to the awareness test. Appendixes constituting approximately 75% of the packet contain the following: aptitude-achievement discrepancy model; interview questionnaire; Harwell's Symptomology Checklist; teaching strategies; and recommended sources of information (a 22-item list of resource organizations and a list of publications offered by the HEATH Resource Center and the Learning Disabilities Association of America.) Contains 16 references. (MN)