| The competent science teacher:understands that the reading process is the construction of meaning through the interactions of the reader’s background knowledge and experiences, the information in the text, and the purpose of the reading situation.recognizes the relationships among the four language arts (reading, writing, listening, and speaking), and knows how to provide opportunities to integrate these through instruction.understands how to design, select, modify, and evaluate materials in terms of the reading needs of the learner.understands the importance of and encourages the use of literature for adolescents in the curriculum and for independent reading.understands the relationship between oral and silent reading.understands the role of subject-area vocabulary in developing reading comprehension.understands the importance of the unique study strategies required of the specific content area in developing reading comprehension.understands the importance of the relationship between assessment and instruction in planning |