Dr Moats Comedy Hour - 2nd take

1. Prior coursework has been insufficient to prepare teachers for effective literacy instruction.
Higher education teacher preparation courses often teach only some of the essential components
of reading recommended by major consensus reports such as that of the National Reading Panel
(National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, 2000). The majority of teacher preparation programs do not offer courses that thoroughly prepare teachers to build all of the essential skills involved in reading (Brady et al., 2009; Greenberg, McKee, & Walsh, 2013; Joshi, Binks, Hougen, Dahlgren, Dean, & Smith, 2009; Joshi, Binks, Graham, Dean, Smith, & Boulware-Gooden, 2009; Walsh, Glaser, & Dunne-Wilcox, 2006).
Statement #1: Prior coursework has been insufficient to prepare teachers for effective literacy instruction.
Supporting statement 1.1: Higher education teacher preparation courses often teach only some of the essential components of reading recommended by the National Reading Panel.
Supporting statement 1.2: The majority of teacher preparation programs do not offer courses that thoroughly prepare teachers to build all of the essential skills involved in reading.