Language, Literacy and Numeracy (EDUC90823)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject builds participants’ capacity to develop pedagogical knowledge and skills in order to improve language, literacy and numeracy (L,L&N) outcomes for all students. Evidence is presented to demonstrate the importance of L,L&N skills for success at school, future learning and for full participation in the community and the workplace.

This subject explores the current definitions and the place of L,L&N in the curriculum; examines Australian students’ performance in national and international assessment programs. It supports the development of participants’ own language, literacy and numeracy skills and as well as an understanding of first and second language acquisition and the development of critical numerical concepts and applications.

This subject identifies the L,L&N demands of the range of discipline areas taught in the secondary school, including the L,L&N needs of interdisciplinary content areas and in relation to e-learning. It also builds participants’ capacity to assess and respond to specialised learning needs of all students, including: gifted and talented, EAL, Indigenous and students with disability.

This subject along with Teaching and Learning Contexts 1 and Evidence Based Learning and Teaching 1, requires participants to implement the Clinical Praxis Exam.

 



Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, participants should be able to:




  • Demonstrate knowledge of current research in teaching L,L&N skills and understand the importance of L,L&N in schooling across all learning areas
  • Analyse and articulate the L,L&N demands made by particular disciplines and particular learning tasks and develop teaching strategies to improve student learning
  • Demonstrate an understanding of L,L&N assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess students learning
  • Demonstrate the capacity to interpret L,L&N student assessment data to evaluate student learning and modify teaching practice
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how to meet the learning needs of diverse learners through evidence based classroom planning
  • Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement
  • Develop pedagogical approaches that cater for student diversity, including differentiation of learning
  • Develop instructional and interventionist classroom practices that account for and address L,L&N demands using on a range of resources.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:

  • Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence
  • Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to be solution focussed
  • Assess student learning needs and evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching strategies
  • Find and develop appropriate resources to support students’ L,L&N learning
  • Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation
  • Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices
  • Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient and self-regulating.

Last updated: 10 February 2024