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EDUP4077: Teaching Children with Special Needs

2024 unit information

Under the supervision of mentors, students will complete a series of tutoring sessions in schools. During this time, students will develop, implement and evaluate a sequence of individualised literacy and/or numeracy plans. From these experiences, students will develop a professional statement and reflective journal, making links between practice and the research literature based.

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Education

Code EDUP4077
Academic unit Education
Credit points 4
Prerequisites:
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170 credit points including (EDUP4018 or EDUP4019) and EDUP4074 and EDUP4076 and (EDUP4079 or EDUP4085)
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. demonstrate an understanding of differing learning theories, and how they can explain learning for students with a range of strengths and backgrounds
  • LO2. implement a series of assessments to establish the current literacy knowledge of students
  • LO3. plan a series of lessons for a student demonstrating how the big ideas of reading interlink and compliment each other
  • LO4. implement a series of lessons with a student demonstrating knowledge of key pedagogical practices
  • LO5. articulate in writing professional knowledge about the teaching of reading within a whole of class literacy framework, linking it to research-based pedagogy, for ALL students
  • LO6. evaluate lessons in relation to learning objectives for students, and nominate future areas of teaching focus
  • LO7. reflect on lesson sessions and state how student learning can be enhanced and furthered
  • LO8. demonstrate understanding of the learning support process, and how it can be used in support teaching the classroom.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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