Several module clusters were developed at Glassboro State College as the result of involvement in the Camden Teacher Corps project. The clusters are the primary mode of instruction in this competency-based teacher education program. Many of these modules are based on a list of teacher competencies developed by members of the Elementary Education Department at Glassboro State. The list represents the core competencies and is intended to be representative of a behavioral approach to teaching. All of the modules specify competencies and describe a scenario for self-paced learning in a field-oriented setting. The purpose of the module cluster which comprises this document is to develop knowledge and teaching strengths in several reading instructional areas: reading readiness, beginning reading experiences, word recognition, comprehension, and general elementary reading instructional practices. For each of these instructional areas the student is required to define the reading skill area, analyze the reading skills which characterize the mastery of the reading instructional area, examine materials related to the area, observe an experienced teacher developing skill in a specified area, and teach skills which are part of each reading instructional area. (DDO)