units

EDF1205

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 26 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedBerwick First semester 2015 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Anne Keary (Berwick); Dr Jane Kirkby (Peninsula)

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to the major influences on language and literacy development in young children. Students explore the importance of understanding the connections between home, community and school literate practices for the teaching and learning of literacy in school. They examine relevant theoretical models and teaching approaches, and focus on the range of ways young children encounter and use symbol systems whilst exploring their diverse everyday worlds and building their literacy skills. Students critically engage with current research, practice and policy in literacy in multiple contexts. They begin to develop pedagogical tools that will enable them to successfully support children's literacy learning in the early years of school and assess children's learning. They develop understanding of relevant local and national curriculum for schools.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. understand the connections between home, community and school literacy practices for the teaching and learning of literacy
  2. demonstrate a critical understanding of key theoretical and practical teaching approaches related to young children's language and literacy development
  3. develop a range of pedagogical and assessment practices for effective literacy teaching and learning in the early years of school
  4. demonstrate an understanding of curriculum related to literacy learning
  5. use a range of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in accessing relevant research literature, to support learning and in presenting evidence of their own learning in the area of literacy.

Assessment

Essay: critique of a literacy event (1600 words, 40%)
Planning task (2400 words, 60%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 24 contact hours over the semester
  • 1 hour per week for online discussion forum across weeks 7-10

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jane Kirkby

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Primary and secondary education
Primary and secondary special education
Primary and secondary health and physical education