Education at Green Mountain College

“Our nation is facing a literacy crisis. The United States government estimates that roughly 25% of the adult population in this country is functionally illiterate. It has been acknowledged that if students do not learn to read by the time they enter 3rd grade there is only a 1 in 17 chance that they will ever catch up to their typically developing peers. The future of our nation depends heavily on its children. Here at Green Mountain College we offer training for pre-service teachers in the area of language and literacy that is cutting edge and heavily influenced not only by theory, but backed by research. Elementary education majors graduate from our program ready to teach children to read. This is an advantage that we are proud to say that we offer here at G.M.C. Green Mountain College is a pioneer in the field of teacher preparation." - Rommy Fuller

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Fantastic Phonological Awareness

As the warm fall air begins to wash over the dormitories, we begin our exciting journey into the world of language and literacy.  The first mission (you have no choice but to accept it) is to learn the components of phonological awareness.  We will be spending many weeks exploring the wonderful world of sound and all that is encompassed in this domain of language.  Many people confuse the term phonemic awareness as interchangeable with the broader term phonological awareness.   Phonemic awareness is one (very important) element of phonological awareness, but there are others as well.  You will learn them all.  Get excited!  Here we goooooooooooooo.........
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