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In 2008 the USA Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist OVAE in conducting a descriptive study of instructional and programmatic practices that support the transition of English language learners (TELL) from English as a second language (ESL) programs to adult basic education (ABE) or adult secondary education (ASE) programs. A key component of the TELL project, is this review of literature and critical annotated bibliography to provide an overview and critique of the research related to TELL. The review of literature focuses on instructional practices and programs related to TELL, including teaching and learning processes, strategies to improve academic language learning, and instructional and programmatic strategies that support people's transition to ABE and ASE programs. AIR implemented a highly structured, methodical literature management system and conducted a systematic literature review to ensure consistency in the identification, analysis, and writing of the critical annotations. Documents were considered for inclusion if they were specifically or implicitly related to transitioning English language learners and were published between January 1990 and August 2008. They include: original research studies (quantitative or qualitative), documents based on research studies and included reviews and meta-analyses, and peer-reviewed or non peer-reviewed theoretical or concept papers.