Foundational English Literacy (EDUC90367)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject teacher candidates should be able to:

Graduate Standards refers to the Graduate-level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

• Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture, cultural identity, history and linguistic background on the design of language and literacy curriculum in the first and subsequent years of schooling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and diverse student groups (Graduate Standards 1.3, 1.5).
• Use their knowledge of contemporary theories of literacy learning and current professional perspectives to teach early reading and writing (Graduate Standards 1.2, 2.1)
• Design literacy curriculum to support school students’ language development and emergent literacy practices in educational contexts (Graduate Standards 2.5, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1).
• Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication to support clear understanding and engagement in literacy learning and practices (Graduate Standards 3.5, 4.2)
• Implement assessment strategies to monitor school students’ development and to plan effective literacy programs ((Graduate Standards 5.1, 5.4).

Generic skills

This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:

• Clinical reasoning and thinking
• Problem solving
• Evidence based decision making
• Creativity and innovation
• Teamwork and professional collaboration
• Learning to learn and metacognition
• Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
• Reflection for continuous improvement
• Linking theory and practice
• Inquiry and research
• Active and participatory citizenship.