THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN THIS HANDBOOK CAN BE ADAPTED FOR USE IN ANY LANGUAGE WHICH CAN BE WRITTEN PHONETICALLY. CHAPTERS COVER THE VALUE OF ADULT LITERACY, HISTORY OF THE ALPHABET, HISTORY OF METHODS OF TEACHING READING AND WRITING, PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING, SOUNDS AS SYMBOLS, LESSON CONSTRUCTION, LETTER CONSTRUCTION, THE METHOD OF TEACHING LESSONS, TRAINING THE TEACHER, TEACHING DEVICES, THE LITERACY CAMPAIGN, NUMBERS, AND FOLLOWUP WORK. AN INSTRUCTION TIME TABLE, GROUP REGISTER, MONTHLY RETURNS, AND LITERACY CERTIFICATE ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM EAST AFRICAN LITERATURE BUREAU, P.O. BOX 30022, NAIROBI, KENYA. (AJ)