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EDMT5678: Literacy and Numeracy: Secondary Schools
2024 unit information
This unit of study is a compulsory component of the Master of Teaching (Secondary) program. It is designed to equip students with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to meet the language, literacy and numeracy needs of secondary school students across the curriculum. It explores the language, literacy, numeracy and mathematics demands of the secondary school curriculum, across and within the range of subject areas. The unit examines effective approaches to supporting students' language, literacy and numeracy development and explores research-based practical strategies for moving all students from everyday to academic school language. There is a particular focus on the needs of EALD learners. There is a particular focus on the needs of students learning English as an additional language or dialect (EALD), that is students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island backgrounds, refugee, migrant or international students.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDMT5678 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 4 |
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Prerequisites:
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10 credit points |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. analyse the language, literacy and cultural demands of subjects, syllabuses in your teaching area
- LO2. Analyse the numeracy demands of your subject discipline and plan learning outcomes to support student numeracy learning
- LO3. develop strategies and adapt units of work and lesson plans for the effective teaching of first and second language and literacy and numeracy and for culturally inclusive classroom practices
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of home-school language, literacy, numeracy and mathematics practices and of the impact of cultural and linguistic factors on school experiences and outcomes
- LO5. show an understanding of current literacy, multicultural, anti-racism and ESL policies and programs and their impact on students educational experiences and outcomes
- LO6. demonstrate research skills in collecting and interpreting data about students and communities – about strengths and resources, needs, learning styles
- LO7. reflect on and critique your cultural assumptions, your teaching strengths and needs in terms of language, literacy and numeracy and the ability to identify strategies to improve teaching and learning.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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