This course is a study of specific reading and language arts content skills required for K-12 teachers by the FLDOE competencies and skills and national/state/district content standards. Content skills include knowledge of language structure, vocabulary application, and standard English conventions, and formal college-level writing; knowledge of key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of information and ideas, all based on text selection. Major areas of study include the reading process as one of the integrated language arts, literature and materials used in teaching assessment, teaching strategies, and current issues in reading instruction. Completion of a series of test prep sessions for the General Knowledge certification exam is required.