Curriculum studies: children's literature
Ms E M Pascoe
6 points
* Second semester
* Gippsland/Distance
* Prerequisites:
DipT or BTeach
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have developed knowledge and understandings of a wide variety of different types and forms of children's literature to be used for enjoyment and study in the literacy program; their own evaluative criteria in selecting literature for children; the type and amount of literature which is read both at home and at school by children; the uses of literature in the English curriculum across a range of areas; major resources in the area.
Synopsis A study of children's literature in the primary and secondary school curriculum with a particular emphasis on using books with children in the home and classroom situations. Reading lists will be provided.
Assessment Three essays (1000 words each): 25% each
* Report (1000
words): 25%
Prescribed texts
Australian Education Council English: A curriculum profile for Australian schools Curriculum Corporation, 1994
McVitty W (ed.) The PETA guide to children's literature Primary English Teaching Association, 1985
Saxby M and Winch G (eds) Give them wings: The experience of children's literature Macmillan, 1987
Victorian Board of Studies Curriculum and standards framework: English VBOS, 1995
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