EPL746 - Primary Literacy
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Maria Nicholas Trimester 2: Maria Nicholas |
| Cohort rule: | Students commencing in 2020 must be enrolled in course E762, E764, E765 |
| Campus contact: | Kirsten Hutchison (Burwood (Melbourne)) Maria Nicholas (Cloud (online)) |
| Prerequisite: | Students commencing course E762, E764, E765 in 2020, must have passed 2 units from EEE754, EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR751, EPR771 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | EEL745 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with online course materials, responses to tasks, independent study, 1 x 1-hour online class per week (recordings provided), and six 2-hour seminars. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with online course materials, responses to tasks and independent study. Online engagement includes 1 x 1-hour online class per week (recordings provided), and six 2-hour online seminars offered fortnightly (recordings provided), so you can manage your online learning around placement teaching weeks. |
Content
This unit emphasises the concurrent development of teaching capacities and theoretical understandings, drawing on contemporary knowledge about the diversity of students’ learning needs and the teaching and learning of new and traditional literacies.
It explores the stages and dimensions of reading and writing development and assessment in the early and middle years, including the role of oral language (including phonological and phonemic awareness and vocabulary development), phonics, fluency, comprehension, word identification strategies, cueing systems and the development of spelling, grammar and punctuation knowledge.
A range of approaches to literacy teaching and programming are introduced and participants become familiar with the processes of lesson planning, reflection and assessment of learning within Victorian and national curriculum frameworks. Core materials engage students with current debates and issues in the teaching of literacy, language and literature and explore teaching strategies and resources.
Core materials and assessment tasks emphasise the importance of research informed teaching and building on the diverse types of knowledge about literacy that students bring to school from their homes and communities.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrate, analyse and synthesise an advanced and integrated understanding of the complex disciplinary knowledges that underlie the Primary English curriculum and apply these knowledges to a diverse range of teaching and learning contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Select, create, critically evaluate and synthesise information and research relating to primary students' literacy learning, in order to plan and develop appropriate approaches to the teaching, learning and assessment of language, literacy and literature | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Apply broad disciplinary knowledge and creativity to identify, research, implement, critically analyse, adapt and evaluate a range of cross-curricula and learning activities, in order to integrate interdisciplinary learning areas of communication, thinking, and digital literacies into the teaching of Primary English | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Work autonomously and responsibly as a reflective practitioner to critically reflect on, inquire into, evaluate and enhance the professional practice of research-led literacy teaching | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Work collaboratively with colleagues, other professionals, families and members of the wider community to ethically and responsibly develop and sustain learning environments and literacy and language experiences that are inclusive of cultural and linguistic diversity | GLO2: Communication GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO6 | Use and synthesise expert and specialised cognitive communicative and professional skills to independently and collaboratively interpret English curriculum frameworks and assessment tools | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Literacy Learner Profile | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Planning and Teaching Literacy | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link EPL746
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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