EPL746 - Primary Literacy
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Students commencing in 2020 must be enrolled in course E762, E764, E765 |
Campus contact: | Kirsten Hutchison (Burwood (Melbourne)) Maria Nicholas (Online) |
| Prerequisite: | Students commencing course E762, E764, E765 in 2020, must have passed 2 units from EEE754, EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR751, EPR771, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | EEL745 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week (recordings provided) 6 x 2-hour on-campus seminars per fortnight in weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 (recordings provided) |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 6 x 2-hour online seminars per fortnight in weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 (recordings provided) |
Content
This unit emphasises the concurrent development of teaching capacities and theoretical understandings, drawing on contemporary knowledge about the diversity of students’ learning needs and the teaching and learning of new and traditional literacies.
It explores the stages and dimensions of (1) early reading and writing development and assessment; and (2) middle years reading and writing development and assessment. There is a focus on developing students’ learning in: oral language (including phonological and phonemic awareness and vocabulary development), phonics, fluency, comprehension, word identification strategies, cueing systems as well as spelling, grammar and punctuation knowledge.
A range of approaches to literacy teaching and programming are introduced and participants become familiar with the processes of lesson planning, reflection and assessment of learning within Victorian and national curriculum frameworks. Core materials engage students with current debates and issues in the teaching of literacy, language and literature and explore teaching strategies and resources.
Core materials and assessment tasks emphasise the importance of research informed teaching and building on the diverse types of knowledge about literacy that students bring to school from their homes and communities.
Unit Fee Information
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