The KAB Strategic Certification Readiness™ manual for the largest of the five Core Subjects EC-6 subtests — ten competencies, forty-five questions — covering how children learn to read and write, from oral language through assessment. Every competency blends foundational skills content (phonics, fluency, word analysis) with conceptual pedagogical reasoning, using the KAB 5-Step Method, official TEA competency language, and scenario-based practice throughout.