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
Literacy for Curriculum Learning equips pre-service teachers with the knowledge and skills required to explicitly teach disciplinary literacy in secondary classrooms. Grounded in the research that shows explicit reading and writing instruction improves students’ academic understanding, this unit highlights the integral role of language and literacy in student learning across the curriculum. You will learn how explicit instruction in reading and writing – tailored to discipline specific content – enhances students’ learning and develop a literacy teaching toolkit to identify, plan for and teach to the literacy needs of diverse learners, including students who speak English Language Learners (ELLs).
Summary
| Unit name | Literacy for Curriculum Learning |
| Unit code | EMT524 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Ms Emma Rutherford Vale |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Articulate knowledge of current theory about how students learn to read and write and the evidence base for effective literacy instruction in secondary schools.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the literacy conventions and demands associated with a curriculum area.
- Develop and apply evidence-based literacy strategies for specific educational contexts.
- Critically reflect on the nature of literacy and its role in curriculum learning, and the implications of this for your teaching practice.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
EMT503, and one of EMT531, EMT532, EMT533, EMT534, EMT535, EMT536, EMT537, EMT538Co-requisites
EMT516Teaching
| Assessment | Analysis of a Teaching Sequence (25%)|Assessment of subject matter expertise in the effective teaching of reading in secondary school (35%)|Planning a writing lesson (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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