This textbook/sourcebook and accompanying trainer's guide, which were issued as part of a project to republish important staff development project reports/materials, are updated and repackaged versions of a staff development curriculum in adult literacy and learning. The first part of the sourcebook contains 20 "keys" or quick overviews of the following topics: the teachable moment, empowerment, motivation, functional literacy, good reader habits, prior knowledge, practice versus perfection, stages of reading, methodology, comprehension, perceptual modes, whole language, self-monitoring, self-esteem, learning disabilities, adult approaches, pleasure reading, teacher and tutor, independence, and family literacy. Presented in the second part of the sourcebook are five chapters on the following topics: literacy training models, assessment in adult literacy, the reading process, adult reading theory, and a psychological/sociological profile of the adult reader. Concluding the sourcebook are a summary, 296-item bibliography, and glossary. The trainer's guide contains the following: guidelines to using the curriculum and keys, considerations for program administrators and trainers, determining which keys to use, an inservice program announcement, and general/session evaluation forms. Also included is a final report entitled, "Second Wind: Republishing Important Staff Development Projects To Reach More Adult Educators," summarizing the project to republish important adult education materials. (MN)