Morehead State earns top honor from National Council on Teacher Quality
Morehead State's Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education continues to receive accolades for its successful teacher preparation program.
MSU's undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program earned an "A" from the National Council on Teacher Quality for preparing future teachers to teach reading to elementary students.
The report titled, "Teacher Prep Review: Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation," spotlights MSU for meeting the standards set by literacy experts for coverage of the most effective methods of reading instruction.
To earn an "A" from NCTQ, programs must demonstrate that coursework for future elementary teachers includes all five core components of scientifically based reading instruction and avoid teaching more than three instructional methods unsupported by the research on effective reading instruction. The five core components include:
- Comprehension
- Fluency
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
Morehead State University is part of a growing group of teacher preparation programs nationwide that help transform how future teachers are trained to teach reading.
"We take our storied reputation for preparing outstanding teachers for our region very seriously. A strong teacher pipeline is essential to a strong workforce because every profession depends on excellent teachers," said Dr. Nicola Mason (Class of 2007), dean of the Volgenau College of Education.
"Every child deserves a teacher who has been well prepared to teach reading, and every teacher deserves the opportunity to enter the classroom ready to help students succeed," said NCTQ President Heather Peske. "Across the country, many teacher preparation programs still do not fully align with the science of reading, but Morehead State University is demonstrating what strong preparation can look like."
To learn more about MSU's Volgenau College of Education, contact Dr. Mason at nfmason@moreheadstate.edu or call 606-783-2162.
