素养曾经被简单地称为读写能力。今天是关于能够理解和从事高级阅读，写作，听力和口语的能力。扫盲：PK-12课堂教师集中包括三门必修的识字课程和三门经认可的ESOL，特殊教育，心理学，中学和中学选修课基础教育，幼儿，写作等领域。任何学科的PK-12教师都将学习识字和阅读方面的理论和策略。ASTL集中课程是针对具有一年或一年以上教学或教育相关经验并希望继续专业发展的教师和其他教育者。该计划在特定的集中领域提供高级学习，包括弗吉尼亚州的学习标准内容领域，同类课程，创新的时间表以及技术的使用。这些课程与美国国家专业
Literacy was once known simply as the ability to read and write. Today it's about being able to make sense of and engage in advanced reading, writing, listening, and speaking.The Literacy: PK-12 Classroom Teachers concentration includes three required literacy courses and three approved electives in ESOL, special education, psychology, secondary and elementary education, early childhood, writing, and other areas. Teachers PK-12 in any discipline will learn about theory and strategies in literacy and reading.The ASTL concentrations are for teachers and other educators with one or more years of teaching or education-related experience who want to continue to grow professionally. The program offers advanced study in a specific concentration area, including Virginia's Standards of Learning content areas, cohort classes, an innovative schedule, and the use of technology. The courses, aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, help teachers think and practice as board-certified teachers. The program develops teacher-leaders who practice reflection through action-research, problem-based learning, and self-inquiry, and teacher expertise in a concentration that will identify the teacher as a potential leader in that area.Experienced teachers with or without a master's degree may apply for the ASTL Master's Degree program, which includes 18 or 21 credits in the Concentration area and 12 credits in the education Core.