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.
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Joan Stewart
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/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) |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Joan Stewart
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 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.
TutorialWeek: 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 |