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EDMT5531: Primary English 1: Early Literacy
2024 unit information
This foundational English unit investigates the development of language and literacy in the early years, building on a socio-cultural understanding, talking, listening, reading and writing theory and pedagogy will be explored. The teaching of reading in the early years will include children’s literature, comprehension, vocabulary and the explicit teaching of phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge as well as grammar. By considering the literacy development of young learners, skills of observation, assessment and literacy teaching will be practised. The unit will also cover assessment, literacy planning, curriculum knowledge and classroom organisation, with a focus on the K-2 classroom.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDMT5531 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 4 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. discuss the social construction of literacy (2.1.1)
- LO2. understand the oral language bases for literacy development (1.1.1; 2.1.1)
- LO3. consider approaches to literacy for children in the in the K-2 years (1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1, , 2.1.1, 2.3.1 )
- LO4. Implement effective teaching and learning principles and practices in literacy in the classroom (1.3.1, 1.5.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.4.1, 6.3.1 )
- LO5. Use appropriate criteria in selecting a range of children’s literature for use with emergent readers and writers; (3.4.1)
- LO6. Discuss different methods for teaching reading and consider the implications of different methods for a balanced literacy program in the classroom; (2.1.1, 6.3.1)
- LO7. Demonstrate a range of skills needed to work with a child learning to read and write; (2.2.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1,)
- LO8. Consider and effectively use a variety of reading and writing assessment strategies; (5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.4.1,5.5.1,)
- LO9. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of genres suitable for primary classrooms, their schematic structure and grammatical features, and some wider understandings of teaching writing to children.(1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, )
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