English: Extending Reading and Writing
UndergraduateCUR-EDPR30172026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 22 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 Mar 2026,
- 31 Aug 2026
- Price from
- $1,513
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
English: Extending Reading and Writing
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the acquisition and development of reading and writing (skills, knowledge) in relation to children’s affective dispositions and identities.
- examine and critique theoretical perspectives, including sociocultural and cognitive processes, for the teaching, learning and assessment of reading and writing and how they relate to practice for a diverse group of students.
- design and justify teaching, learning and assessment for reading and writing linked to relevant curricula (Yr 1-6).
- Reviewing the previous English units
- Purposes for writing
- Genres
- The compositional and transcriptional aspects of writing
- Grammar
- Spelling and Vocabulary
- Drama and writing
- Writing for Pleasure
- Writer identity
The focus of this subject is on pre-service teachers developing an in-depth understanding of how to extend children’s reading and writing. Teaching will be situated in the context of understanding different perspectives and theories about how children extend their literacy. This subject will prepare pre-service teachers with knowledge of the symbiotic relationship between reading, writing and creating.
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- Teacher as Writer/Writer as Teacher (50%)
- Planning for Writing (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-BED-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Education (Primary Education)
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2026 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
CUR-EDC235-Teaching Language, Literacy and Literature in Junior Primary (no longer available)
- CUR-EDUC2002-English: Teaching Reading and Writing
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Education (Primary Education)
UndergraduateCUR-BED-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG