This manual is intended for use in training new and first-year adult basic education (ABE) teachers in Kentucky. Discussed in the introductory chapter are the roots of ABE in Kentucky, the basic goals and objectives of ABE, and the ways in which programs are established and operated locally. Next, the characteristics of adult students are examined. Addressed in the remaining chapters of the manual are the following aspects of developing and implementing an ABE program: recruitment; enrollment; interviews; assessment, diagnosis, and prescription; evaluation; disengagement; reading and mathematics; materials in ABE; and employability skills. Appendixes to the guide contain various forms for use in administering an ABE program, a troubleshooter sheet, a list of ABE publishers, a special adult census report, the PERC Auditory Discrimination Test, a sample passage from the Slosson Oral Reading Test, an ABE case study, an application and practice form for the General Educational Development (GED) Test, a table of Kentucky poverty levels organized by county, procedures for diagnosing learning problems, a list of learning disabilities resources, and a sheet of test-taking tips. Concluding the manual is a bibliography on ABE. (MN)