(1) The program requires that successful candidates:

(a) apply theory and practice of English/language arts throughout program preparation and performance requirements;

(b) demonstrate skills and strategies used in creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment in which all students engage in learning;

(c) demonstrate the implementation of instruction and assessment that assist students in developing skills and habits in critical thinking;

(d) make connections between the English/language arts curriculum and developments in culture, society, and education;

(e) engage their students in activities that demonstrate the role of the arts, humanities, and other content areas in English/language arts; and

(f) demonstrate understanding of legal and ethical issues in English/ language arts such as freedom of expression, censorship, and bias in literature.

(2) Candidates are knowledgeable about language, oral discourse, reading processes, writing processes, literature, print and nonprint media, and technology, research theory and findings. Candidates demonstrate:

(a) knowledge of and skills in the use of the English language;

(b) knowledge of and skills in the use of oral discourse;

(c) knowledge of and skills in the use of reading processes, (e.g., phonemic awareness, word identification and phonics, vocabulary and background knowledge, fluency, comprehension strategies, and motivation);

(d) knowledge of and skills in writing processes;

(e) knowledge of and skills in using an extensive range of literature, including works by and about Montana American Indians;

(f) knowledge of and skills in the use of print and nonprint media and technology in contemporary culture;

(g) knowledge of research theory and findings in English/language arts; and

(h) the disposition and skills needed to integrate knowledge of English/ language arts, students, and teaching.