Teaching Language, Literacy and Literature in Junior Primary

• • Principles of the effective literacy teacher
  • Talking to learn
  • The sounds of language
  • Culturally relevant practices for reading and writing – knowing students
  • Theories of literacy development
  • Literacy pedagogy
  • Emergent readers and writers
  • Beginning readers and writers. The ECE classroom.
  • Older children and effective assessment
  • Children’s Literature
  • Technology and reading to learn
  • Working with children who may find learning literacy difficult
  • Your identity as a teacher of literacy

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%)

Current study term: 28 Feb 21 to 30 May 21

Next study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21