Ideas and guidance for literacy program tutors are offered. This guide presents the characteristics of an adult learner, in contrast to a student from elementary or high school, and describes how the relationship between the tutor and the student should be established and maintained. Goals should be set up at the beginning of the program, keeping in mind the needs of the learners. The learner should be presented with a list of everyday tasks that will enable him to accomplish once he is able to read. This will help him relate his learning to his daily life. A model for a lesson plan is presented along with directions on how to prepare it. A diagnostic test at the beginning of the program is advised, and a model for such a test is presented. Models for teaching the alphabet, vowels and consonants, and syllables and words, are presented. Ideas on specific techniques, like story telling, and reading) are provided. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education) (OPF)