Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Alice Chik
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BEd(Primary) or (39cp at 100 level or above including EDUC260)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit offers a systematic, research-based guide to teaching literacy in the first three years of school. Its aim is to ensure that teachers can work with at-risk or reluctant readers in the classroom as effectively as with children for whom reading seems to come naturally. Taking an analytic approach to reading, the unit helps teachers to move children through the key stages of early reading acquisition. It takes a balanced view of reading instruction, stressing the importance of phonological processes at the beginning of literacy instruction as well as semantic and syntactic ones.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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In class Quiz | 20% | No | Week 6 / 1st On Campus day |
Major Task | 40% | No | April 23 (8am) |
Examination | 40% | No | Examination week |
Due: Week 6 / 1st On Campus day
Weighting: 20%
The in-class quiz will be held during the Week 6 tutorial. The quiz will focus on your understanding of the content from Week 1 to Week 5 This paper-based quiz will include multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions.
Due: April 23 (8am)
Weighting: 40%
There are two parts and you must respond to both parts.
Part A: Build a reading programme profile (20%)
The essay should be about 800 words (+/- 10%, i.e. between 720 and 880 words) long. You will construct the reading programme profile of a school based on publicly available information.
Part B: Design a Reading-focused Programme (20%)
In this section, you will present a Reading-focused Programme with reference to the NSW English K – 10 Syllabus and your responses in Part A. If your programme does not align with your responses in Part A, you will receive 0% for this part.
Due: Examination week
Weighting: 40%
The 2-hour exam will be held during the formal examination period.
You will be examined on your knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the lectures and workshops. You will need to be familiar with the lecture material and slides and the key concepts of this unit and the material explored in your workshops. Revise your studies by focusing on, and thinking about, the core topics that have framed this unit.
Internal students: Tutorial classes commence in Week 1 (2 hours/week)
EDUC371 has ONE lecture per week of one hour’s duration and one two-hour tutorial. Tutorials and lectures will begin Week 1 of Semester 1.
External Students: On-Campus Session
Two on-campus sessions will be held. Attendance is expected.
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