Reviewers are instructors in the region.
They participated in training events during which they discussed important criteria and rated software based on their discussions. The purpose of the training was to determine which criteria are most important for adult learners and create inter-rater reliability among the reviewers. This software was distributed to our trained reviewers. The reviewers used the programs with their students for several weeks, recorded their comments, and rated the software based on the criteria set during the training sessions. The Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center thanks the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium and the software publishers who submitted their software for making this guide possible.