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

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Common Sense

I frequently tell my students that in order to teach language, you must know the structure of language. All too often I see schools drowning in a sea of commercial programs that lack the continuity or foundations of optimal language and literacy instruction that students need to gain strong literacy skills. I see teachers who are stressed to the max, trying to get by with so much pressure to improve their students' skills, they often forget to smile, or to enjoy the children, or they forget why they entered into the profession in the first place.  The fact is, it feels good as a teacher to KNOW that the instruction that you are providing to children is effective and based on scientific research.  It feels even better to see your students grow and excel in their literacy skills. Students deserve teachers that employ true scientific reading instruction, and teachers deserve proper preparation to provide that instruction.

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