Language, Literacy and Communications in Early Childhood

• • Introduction to teaching literacy - theories, oral language and community
  • The literacy program - processes and approaches
  • Children's literature - multimodal texts, using all modes for learning
  • Scaffolding literacy development
  • Reading Development
  • Teaching Reading - phonics
  • Reading - Comprehension
  • Writing Development
  • Writing - teaching text and language features
  • Diversity and teaching English language learners
  • Reflection

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-MTE-MAS-2021

Elective

• CUR-EDU-GCE-2021
• CUR-EDU-GCE-2021

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative, Access to video creation and editing software

This subject will enable pre-service teachers to recognise and translate theory of children’s literacy development. The subject will prepare pre-service teachers to plan, assess and deliver English learning programs for children aged five to eight. A main focus will be on knowledge of curriculum documents and English content areas of language, literacy and literature.

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• Essay (40%)
• Exercises (60%)

Current study term: 28 Nov 21 to 27 Feb 22

Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23