LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND LITERACY: BEGINNING SPEAKING AND WRITING
EDU1LLL
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This is a core subject in which we aim to provide students with a firm grounding in language learning, children's literature and literacy. Students will have the opportunity to develop foundational understandings of the theories, strategies and practices associated with learning and teaching English in a primary school setting. The subject is structured around the connections between oral language and beginning reading and writing with links to children's literature, ITC skills and the use of ongoing authentic assessment practices to inform teaching. Communicating in a blended learning environment utilising ICT skills are embedded within the course and utilised in assessment tasks.
FacultyFaculty of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJoan Stewart
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Literacy, Helping Students Construct Meaning | Prescribed | Cooper, J.D, | BELMONT USA, CENGAGE LEARNING. ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E BOOK |
| Readings | A grammar companion for primary teachers. | Recommended | Derewianka, B. | NEWTON, NSW, PRIMARY ENGLISH TEACHING ASSOCIATION (PETA)(2004) |
| Readings | Developing early literacy: assessment and teaching. | Recommended | Hill, S. | ELEANOR CURTAIN PUBLISHING (2006) |
| Readings | Supporting struggling readers and writers:strategies for classroom intervention 3-6. | Recommended | Strickland, D., Ganske, K & Monroe, J | NEWARK, DE: INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION (2002) |
| Readings | Talking classroom:shaping children's learning through oral language instruction. | Recommended | Smith, P (Ed) | NEWARK, USA, INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION (2001) |
| Readings | Teaching synthetic phonics | Recommended | Johnson, R. & Watson, J. | EAST EXETER, LEARNING MATTER (2007) |
| Readings | Tell me: children, reading & talk with the reading environment | Recommended | Chambers, A. (2011) | THE THIMBLE PRESS, STROUD, UK |
| Readings | The reading workshop; creating space for readers | Recommended | Serafini, F.(2001) | PORTSMOUTH, USA, HEINEMANN |
| Readings | Write ways: modelling writing forms | Recommended | Wing Jan, L. | MELBOURNE,OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (2006) |
| Readings | Writing links: handwriting for Victoria. | Recommended | Evely, Murray and Christine | PORT MELBOURNE: RIGBY HEINEMANN(1997)(YEARS 1 & 3) |
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJoan Stewart
Class requirements
Lecture
Week:
10
-
22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via face-to-face.
Tutorial
Week:
10
-
22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Critical analysis of and report on Student Writing Samples (1700 words) | 50 | |
| Individual reflective essay (1500 words) plus Team presentation. | Topic: Understanding Quality Children's Literature | 50 |