The content on the EMC/Literacy: Reading-Language Arts exam is broken into nine standards through four sections, each of which contain different numbers of questions and comprise different percentages of the full exam. The specific content is broken down as follows: Collaborating with Families and Knowledge of Learners (20 percent of total exam) Helping families in supporting children’s development of learning Development and learning theories Familiarity with each student as a learner of language, emotion, culture, society and intellectually The Learning Environment, Literacy Assessment and Equity, Fairness and Diversity (25 percent of total exam) Understanding, choosing and administering assessments Choosing resources Establishing an intellectual environment Promoting equity and fairness Writing and Reading (20 percent of total exam) Instruction of writing Instruction of reading Connecting reading and writing with other language arts and disciplines Speaking and Listening, Viewing and Visual Literacy (35 percent of total exam) Instruction and knowledge of listening and speaking Instruction and knowledge of viewing and visual literacy