Amend CSSB 955 beginning at page 1, line 19, strike Subsection (1) and substitute the following: (1) professional staff development in pre-reading instruction including but not limited to; (a) phonemic awareness; (b) systematic, explicit phonics; (c) sound-symbol relationships; (d) decoding words; (e) word-attack skills; (f) spelling; (g) vocabulary development; (h) the diagnosis of reading deficiencies; (i)strategies for early intervention in reading deficiencies; (j) the scientific research on the manner in which children learn to read; (k) the scientific research on the manner in which proficient readers read; (l) the structure of the English language; (m) the relationships among reading, writing, and spelling; and; (n) planning and delivering appropriate reading instruction based on assessment and evaluation;