ECE330 - Multiliterate Learners in Early Years and School Environments
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Jennie Darcy |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E330, E333 or E334 |
| Prerequisite | Students must have completed 5 credit points at level 2 including ECE230 |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks NIKERI (CBD): 3 x 6-hour on-campus intensive (workshops/seminars) per trimester (weeks TBA) 1 x 1-hour online seminars per week for 8-weeks |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Note*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
In this unit, students will demonstrate their knowledge of emergent literacy development and critically evaluate how these can inform a teacher’s planning and practice. A range of developmentally appropriate strategies will be explored, investigating their relevance to diverse children’s literacy learning. Opportunities are provided for students to apply their knowledge to the planning of play-based literacy learning experiences, including the use of key guiding documents. This unit supports students in developing their skills and an understanding of their role in extending and enriching young children’s literacy learning.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse and evaluate how theory and research relates to teaching strategies and children's learning in the areas of language and literacy | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and apply assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess children's progress in dimensions of language and emergent literacy development | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Make accurate evaluations of student's literacy learning through the analysis, interpretation, moderation and reporting of assessment data | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Evaluate and apply suitable literacy teaching strategies when planning for learning content, lessons and resources that support the diverse language and literacy needs of individual children based on the interpretation of assessment data | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Build relationships and collaborate across diverse contexts | GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Early Years Literacy Teaching Profile | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: Early Years Learner Profile | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ECE330 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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Unit fee information
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