Minimum enrolment number of 12 applies to this offering. Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study, students may be transferred to the on-line offering and advised of this change before semester commences.
Introduction
This unit has a focus on contemporary, evidenced based approaches to the teaching of early reading. It includes close attention to explicit teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, word knowledge, and vocabulary instruction and reading comprehension of a wide range of texts. An emphasis of study will also be on teaching children writing, with a close study of text types and grammar. Throughout the unit there is also a strong focus on the pedagogical imperatives underpinning the English curriculum including explicit teaching, assessing student learning progress and catering for diverse learners. You will learn to apply this knowledge by developing a portfolio of lesson plans in reading and writing.
Summary
| Unit name | Foundations of Primary English and Literacy |
| Unit code | EMT506 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Doctor Belinda Hopwood |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Apply theoretical knowledge about the English discipline which attends to structured literacy in the Lifting Literacy Strategy.
- Justify how reading instruction can attend to how the brain learns to read through systematic and explicit teaching practices for the following elements: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and oral language.
- Design a sequence of lessons which deliver effective reading instruction that attends to how the brain learns to read through systematic and explicit teaching practices for the following elements: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and oral language.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Concurrent Prerequisites
EMT503Teaching
| Assessment | Phonic Knowledge Assessment (20%)|Design a Sequence of Three Lessons Demonstrating the Structured Literacy Approach (40%)|Vignette of Practice - Evaluation and Reflection (40%) |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
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