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Early Childhood Literacies
Undergraduate | CUR-EDE332 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Explore the relationship between home literacy practices and those in early childhood settings. Focus on linguistic and cultural diversity by learning to recognise children’s individual, social, and cultural ways of knowing
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Early Childhood Literacies
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critique perspectives on teaching and learning of language and literacy in the early years
- interpret children’s learning in language and literacy events
- appraise the value of multi-literacies in sustaining children’s communications
- analyse the relationship between home literacy practices and the practices of early childhood settings
- design a literacy-rich environment for learning.
- Literacy acquisition in the early years
- Sharing spoken language with children birth - 5 years: Communication
- Storytelling experiences: contexts, strategies, and resources for reading
- Sound foundations for learning literacy: perspectives and approaches
- Emergent literacy: Signs, markings and writing
- Multiliteracies: Children as communicators
- Observing and listening to children: Engaging in literacy events
- Documenting children's literacy learning: Authentic assessment
- Literacy as a social practice: families, cultures and communities
- Creating literacy-enriched early childhood settings: Intentional teaching
- Transitions to primary school: communities of readers and writers
- Honouring diversity in language and literacies
This subject is premised on an image of young children as social beings and competent communicators from birth. Students analyse theoretical perspectives underpinning teaching and learning of languages and literacy in the years from birth to age 5. Students learn approaches to establishing relationships between the literacy practices of the home and early childhood settings. The subject features a strong focus on linguistic and cultural diversity: students consider how early childhood settings can value children’s individual, social, and cultural ways of knowing to facilitate harmonious transitions and continuity of learning. Students apply observation, interpretation and assessment to documentation of children’s early communications. Students design a learning environment that enables children to access a wide range of materials and situations for communication.
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- Case Study (60%)
- Essay (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
CUR-EDC231-Teaching Language and Literacy in Junior Primary (no longer available)
Others
You don't have to enrol in this subject if you have completed EDE106 Language and Multiliteracies (Birth-5 years) as they are considered equivalents.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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