Description: Teacher candidates examine how to teach foundational skills to develop proficient readers with the capacity to comprehend texts across a range of texts and disciplines. Teacher candidates build additional knowledge regarding print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency to promote early literacy and independent readers. With this foundational knowledge, the science surrounding reading instruction is explored and put into practice. Practicum/field experience hours: 8. Fingerprint clearance required. to Teach, Elementary Education. Please contact Assignment Samurai for help with ELM-545: Phonics and the Science of Reading or any other assignment. Email: assignmentsamurai@gmail.com