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This guide is designed for tutors and teachers of literacy in rural locations in Australia, and their trainers, to help them respond appropriately to the language and literacy needs of adults of non-English-speaking background. It is divided into five sections. The first is an introduction. The second addresses the general topics of language learning and literacy development in a second language, particularly in adults, and the relationship between oral and written language. The third discusses literacy skills assessment procedures and principles, and contains some reading and writing assessment materials. The fourth section outlines steps in curriculum development, instructional material selection, teaching methodologies and strategies, objective-writing, and classroom activity planning. Sources of additional information are provided in the final section, including a contact list for referral and advice, a glossary of technical terms, and a number of brief related readings. A number of forms for first language literacy assessment are appended; they are in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)