Course overview
This course will engage students with theoretical and pedagogical perspectives about language, literature and literacy and teaching and learning strategies for developing an early literacy and English program in Early Childhood. Students will extend their knowledge of theories and research that inform their implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework English curriculum in early childhood, emphasizing language development and early literacy, perspectives on difference, curriculum integration and play, and contemporary issues literacy in early childhood education. Students will apply their knowledge by analysing approaches to teaching and learning language and literacy in ways that demonstrate their ability to make judgments about the design and implementation in a range of early childhood settings.
Course learning outcomes
- Analyse the features of approaches to language development in early childhood settings
- Apply effective strategies for engaging learners with a range of language and text practices
- Critically analyse approaches to early literacy learning
- Evaluate different theoretical perspectives of learner difference and the implications for inclusive teaching
- Apply and evaluate approaches to planning and student assessment
- Analyse student portraits and data to inform planning in a range of early childhood settings
Availability
Class details
Magill
Class number 1204
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 27
Class number 1205
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 27
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