Undergraduate TAS-EES160-2021

Foundations of Literacy Support

Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

HECS-HELP
FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

22 Feb 2021

Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

Identify strengths and weaknesses in your literacy skills, and evaluate evidence of your own learning.
Reflect on your current skills and knowledge in relation to literacy support work.
Articulate learners language and literacy development and discuss the consequences of this development in literacy support work.
Describe key concepts and essential knowledge with regard to literacy support in Australian educational contexts.

Topics covered

- Introduction to EES160
- Written genres
- Grammar 1
- Grammar 2
- Grammar 3
- Reflecting on personal literacy skills and AT1 walkthrough
- Module 1 reflection
- Literacy support overview
- Supporting oral language
- Supporting reading
- Supporting writing
- Technology and literacy support
- Reflection and AT2 walkthrough

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject introduces you to pedagogies appropriate for supporting the learning of literacy in classrooms. Opportunities are provided for you to develop your personal literacy skills and identify where these skills can be applied in the context of education support. Through this subject you will develop an understanding of appropriate pedagogies for individualising literacy development, along with the theoretical underpinnings of how children learn in and through literacy. You will deepen your own content knowledge, along with assessing children’s literacy thinking using work samples and practical classroom examples.

Assessments

AT3 Literacy support plan (40%)
AT2 Literacy work sample analysis (40%)
AT1 Personal literacy skills and beliefs audit (20%)

Textbooks

Current study term: 21 Feb 21 to 30 May 21

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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