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Literacy Practices and Diverse Learners (EDUC90685)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
January
Dr Carmel Sandiford
carmel.sandiford@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject focuses on the importance of planning effective literacy approaches and strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners. It will highlight how teachers cater for diversity through drawing on clinical approaches to meeting the literacy learning needs of diverse learners. Informing this subject will be an examination of the interface between literacy and social context, taking into account considerations of gender, EAL/D, socio-economic status, Indigenous status. Attention will be given to interventionist approaches that address the needs of exceptional learners. Turn around pedagogies and the need to counter deficit discourses in relation to diverse learners will be addressed in this subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to meet the learning needs of diverse learners through effective assessment, curriculum design and teaching
- Analyse, critique and discuss some of the most salient findings from research into issues of literacy and diversity
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and reasoning
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Active and participatory citizenship
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Assignment (2000 words or equivalent) due mid semester (40%)
- Assignment (3000 words or equivalent) due end of semester (60%)
Hurdle Requirement: a minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- January
Principal coordinator Carmel Sandiford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (17 hours on campus/face-to-face; 7 hours online). Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 18 January 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS. Teaching period 22 January 2019 to 23 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 18 January 2019 Census date 1 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 March 2019 Assessment period ends 22 March 2019 January contact information
Dr Carmel Sandiford
carmel.sandiford@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A collection of readings will be available online via the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Literacy Course Master of Literacy Education - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024