Teaching Language, Literacy and Literature in Junior Primary

• • Introduction to Developing Early Literacy - Review first Literacy Unit: Literacy for Teachers
  • The foundations of literacy learning and some key teaching strategies for developing early literacy
  • The key elements of early reading - phonological awareness
  • The key elements of early reading - phonics
  • Comprehension, Vocabulary and Fluency
  • The key elements of early writing - developing ideas
  • The key elements of early writing - text types and language features
  • How to teach grammar as part of writing
  • The importance of Children's Literature and digital literacies
  • Teaching English Language Learners
  • The Literacy Classroom
  • Planning and managing literacy learning

• Study resources

  • Instructional methods

    • Standard Media
    • Web links
    • Embedded Multimedia
    • Online Quizzes/Tests
    • Chat Rooms
    • Online assignment submission
    • Discussion forum/Discussion Board

  • Online materials

    • Audio-Video streaming
    • FAQs
    • Online Assessment
    • Resources and Links

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-EDC231-Teaching Language and Literacy in Junior Primary

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-EDS101-Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum , or CUR-EDC131-Language and Literacy for Teachers , or CUR-EDC121-Introducing Language, Literacy and Literature for Educators , or CUR-EDS107-Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject was previously known as EDC231 Teaching Language and Literacy in Junior Primary.

This subject engages students by developing their knowledge base of language, literacy and literature in the Junior Primary phase of schooling. It expands on this knowledge by encouraging critical analysis of key theories and practices in the teaching of English to diverse groups, culminating in the ability to design purposeful learning opportunities.

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• Report (30%)
• Exercise (50%)
• eTest (20%)