309276 (v.1) Ed 238 - Literacy Education 1

Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

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Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

An examination of a range of historical and theoretical perspectives underpinning teaching and learning in English in primary schools. There is a particular focus on the role of writing as a social construct, and on building understandings and knowledge about language and how it works. Students will study a wide range of texts written by children and gain insights into the acquisition of literacy skills and the features of different writing forms and the processes involved in writing, such as planning and revision. Progress maps, diagnostic instruments and intervention programs and resources are examined. Opportunities are also provided for the practical application of a repertoire of writing strategies and instructional practices that are suitable for teaching English in primary schools. For example, at the word level students will consider and evaluate a range of teaching strategies for teaching spelling, word study, phonics and phonemic awareness. At the whole text level students will examine and implement a range of general strategies for teaching written genres using the conventions of Standard Australian English in a variety of contexts for a range of audiences.

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Field of Education:

70103 Teacher Education: Primary

Funding Cluster:

11 - Education

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External