EARLY YEARS LITERACY & NUMERACY
EDU2ELM
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students explore the fundamentals of literacy development and mathematical thinking for teaching and learning for children from birth to 8 years. Students are presented with the theories of early learning alongside the practicalities of shaping appropriate learning experiences for early learners. The notion of curriculum for young children is addressed using the Early Learning Framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning & Development Framework, and the Victorian/Australian Curriculum documents. Pre-service teachers (PSTs) will examine early mathematical concepts and processes; such as one to one correspondence, matching and sorting, memory, spatial reasoning and problem solving; and early literacy concepts and processes, including repetition, imitation, text exploration, reading and a range of texts. Representational processes such as drawing, painting and writing, including left/right orientation will be considered. Music, rhythm, beat and movement will be incorporated as tools of creativity which enhance the development of language, literacy and mathematics.
School: Education (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Leanne Grogan
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Admitted into EBECB or EBECP or EBECE
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Learning resources
Language, literacy and early childhood education.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Fellowes, J., & Oakley, G.
Year: 2014
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Publisher: Oxford University Press.
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Numeracy in early childhood: shared contests for teaching and learning
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Macmillan, A.
Year: 2009
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Publisher: South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.
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Programming and planning in early childhood setting
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Arthur, L., Beecher, B.,Death, D, Dockett, S., & Farmer, S.
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: 6th ed
Publisher: Victoria: Cengage Learning
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Just Imagine: Creative play experiences for children under six.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Crook, S., & Farmer, B.
Year: 2002
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Publisher: Croydon, Vic.:Tertiary Press.
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Play, dance, sing with young children.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Lubawy, J.
Year: 2006
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Publisher: Wagga Wagga Victoria, MAD CD.
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Language and literacy development in early childhood.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Ewing, R., Callow, J., & Rushton, K.
Year: 2016
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Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Design and technology for children.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Fleer, M., & Jane, B.
Year: 2011
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Publisher: Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. Pearson Australia
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Music in the early years: pathways into the social world.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Ilari, B.
Year: 2016
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Publisher: Research Student in Music Education, 38(1), 24-39. doi:10.1177/1321103X16642631
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Early childhood curriculum. Planning, assessment and implementation.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: McLachlan, C., Fleer, M., & Edwards, S.
Year: 2013
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Publisher: U.S.A. Cambridge University Press.
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Primary and early childhood mathematics pedagogy.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Muir, T.
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: 3rd ed
Publisher: Pearson Australian
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Play in early childhood education: Learning in diverse contexts.
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Ebbeck, M & Waniganayake, M.
Year: 2016
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Publisher: Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
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