Foundations of Literacy Support unit (EES160)

Introduction

This unit introduces you to pedagogies appropriate for supporting the learning of literacy in classrooms. Opportunities are provided for you to develop your personal literacy skills and identify where these skills can be applied in the context of education support. Through this unit you will develop an understanding of appropriate pedagogies for individualising literacy development, along with the theoretical underpinnings of how children learn in and through literacy. You will deepen your own content knowledge, along with assessing children’s literacy thinking using work samples and practical classroom examples.

Summary

Unit name	Foundations of Literacy Support
Unit code	EES160
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Mrs Wendy Wilson
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Introductory

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• identify strengths and weaknesses in your literacy skills, and evaluate evidence of your own learning.
• reflect on your current skills and knowledge in relation to literacy support work.
• articulate learners language and literacy development and discuss the consequences of this development in literacy support work.
• describe key concepts and essential knowledge with regard to literacy support in Australian educational contexts.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Off Campus: Weekly online lecture (2 hours)
Assessment	Personal Literacy Reflection (20%)|Supporting Language and Features of Text (40%)|Supporting Oral Language, Reading and Writing (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be provided each week via MyLO.

Recommended

Recommended Readings are set by the Unit Coordinator as readings that will further develop your knowledge and understanding of teaching and course-specific content. If you are seeking sources of evidence to support your assignments, you will find these readings a useful starting point. There is no requirement to purchase these texts/materials. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). The Australian curriculum. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au Derewianka, B., & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching language in context (2nd ed.). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Emmitt, M., Zbaracki, M., Komesaroff, L., & Pollock, J. (2015). Language and learning: An introduction for teaching (6th ed.). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford. Fellowes, J., & Oakley, G. (2019). Language, literacy and early childhood education (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. Martin, J. R., & Rose, D. (2008). Genre relations: Mapping culture. London: Equinox Publishing Ltd. University of Tasmania (2023). APA. In Referencing and assignment writing. Retrieved from https://utas.libguides.com/referencing/APA7th

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