This course introduces candidates to the knowledge and skills necessary to support reading comprehension development in the content areas for PK-12 students. Students will study the relationship between word recognition and language comprehension, with a special focus on the roles of vocabulary and writing in facilitating comprehension. Candidates will learn and practice lesson planning to support student reading comprehension, using content standards, educational research in literacy and teaching strategies, and employing word analysis instruction to support reader understanding where it is appropriate. Candidates will also use formats as prewriting for composing lesson plans to meet state requirements. This course should be taken with a field practicum