Literacy Birth to 8 Years

Course aim

To extend students’ knowledge, skills and understanding relevant to the teaching of speaking, listening, reading, writing with children aged from birth to 8 years.

Course content

Application of detailed knowledge of curriculum documents, materials and organisational requirements for literacy development in children birth to eight years with a special focus on the early years of school (children aged 5-8 years);; ; planning for children’s reading and writing development using appropriate curriculum resources; demonstrating knowledge, skills and teaching strategies relevant to the areas of oral language, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, handwriting and critical literacy; demonstrating expertise in synthesizing theoretical knowledge, curriculum goals and outcomes, with appropriate teaching strategies and resources.

Textbook(s)

Hill, S 2012, Developing early literacy: assessment and teaching, 2nd Ed, Elearnor Curtain Publishing, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 2048	Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy in Early Childhood

Note: No prerequisites for Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) students.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hour x 12 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Individual reflective review, Literacy curriculum project, Short answer paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.