In an effort to clarify and elaborate on the International Reading Association's recommendations for professional preparation of secondary reading teachers and secondary reading consultants, competency objectives are presented in performance-based behavioral terms for secondary reading teachers and consultants. The objectives are stated in an "open-looped" or "open-ended" fashion. Concluding each objective is a list of readings which might serve as partial source material to help accomplish that objective. Competencies for the secondary reading personnel are listed as subskills under the four broad areas of diagnosis, classroom management, instruction in the components of reading, and study skills and teaching techniques. A bibliography is included. (VJ)