"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. Articles appearing in this issue are: (1) More Curriculum Structure: A Response to "Turbulence" (John Strucker); (2) Self-Study: Broadening the Concepts of Participation and Program Support (Stephen Reder and Clare Strawn); (3) Distance Learning as a Backup (Lauri McLellan Schoneck); (4) The GED via TV (Molly K. Robertson); (5) Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education? A Conversation with John Tyler (Barbara Garner); (6) Navigating Healthcare (Jennie E. Anderson and Rima Rudd); and (7) Effective Research Dissemination: Lessons from NCSALL (Cristine Smith, Mary Beth Bingman, and Kaye Beall).