EDUC6780
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course will explore current research on children's expressive and receptive verbal, non-verbal, and written communication (including drawing) in stage 1 of schooling. The course provide strategies for reading instruction and will explore pedagogical approaches for developing children's multimodal communication, and how to interpret and analyse data gathered through different forms of observation and assessment. The course will encourage participants to understand communication as a social and cultural practice.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Trimester 3 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify a range of multi-modal texts designed for K - Year 2 students.
2. Identify children's expressive and receptive verbal, non-verbal language using knowledge of metalanguage.
3. Apply knowledge of emergent language, early literacy learning, and reading instruction to plan engaging activities for K - Year 2.
4. Apply knowledge of language and early literacy learning, and reading instruction to plan and implement tier 1 and tier 2 reading interventions.
5. Interpret and analyse data gathered through different forms of observation and assessment of young children's literacies.
6. Discuss how the diverse language backgrounds of children's communication is influenced and shaped by literacy practices at home as well as their immediate social and cultural environments.
Content
Topics will include:
- Stages in children's expressive and receptive language development (Verbal, non-verbal, reading, writing and drawing).
- Effective strategies for early years reading instruction.
- Activities for children that promote the development of multimodal communication skills.
- Identification of atypical language development.
- Strategies for supporting children's literacy needs.
- Behaviour as a form of communication.
- Observation and assessment of children's communicative development.
- Linguistic diversity and communication as a social and cultural practice.
- Literacy practices in the home and their impact on communicative development.
Requisite
Students must be enrolled in the Master of Teaching (Primary) [40205] program.
Assumed knowledge
Students are assumed to have successfully completed EDUC6738 and EDUC6785 prior to enrolling in this course.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Case Analysis Report
Written Assignment: Case Study Report
Project: Campaign Plan Pitch
Contact hours
Trimester 3 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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