Literacy for Curriculum Learning
PostgraduateTAS-EMT5242027
Course information for 2027 intake
Teach the literacy demands hidden inside secondary subjects. Build a toolkit for explicit reading and writing instruction that responds to discipline-specific content and the needs of diverse learners.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 27 June 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 5 July 2027
- Price from
- $2,690
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Literacy for Curriculum Learning
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Articulate knowledge of current theory about how students learn to read and write and the evidence base for effective literacy instruction in secondary schools.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the literacy conventions and demands associated with a curriculum area.
- Develop and apply evidence-based literacy strategies for specific educational contexts.
- Critically reflect on the nature of literacy and its role in curriculum learning, and the implications of this for your teaching practice.
- See MyLO for topic details.
Literacy for Curriculum Learning equips pre-service teachers with the knowledge and skills required to explicitly teach disciplinary literacy in secondary classrooms. Grounded in the research that shows explicit reading and writing instruction improves students’ academic understanding, this unit highlights the integral role of language and literacy in student learning across the curriculum. You will learn how explicit instruction in reading and writing – tailored to discipline specific content – enhances students’ learning and develop a literacy teaching toolkit to identify, plan for and teach to the literacy needs of diverse learners, including students who speak English Language Learners (ELLs).
- Assessment of subject matter expertise in the effective teaching of reading in secondary school (35%)
- Planning a writing lesson (40%)
- Analysis of a Teaching Sequence (25%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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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:
Elective
- TAS-EDN-GCE-2027 - Graduate Certificate in Education
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Education
PostgraduateTAS-EDN-GCE