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Literacy Across the School Years (EDUC90831)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Term 4
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | Term 2 - Online Term 4 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will examine the development of literacy from the preschool years through secondary schooling. Topics will include relationships between language and literacy; language development; literacy development, oral and written language of the teacher and the learner; comprehension; literacy across the curriculum, discipline specific literacy, and evidence based literacy practices.
This subject will highlight the importance of planning effective evidenced-based language and literacy approaches and strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners on a developmental continuum. It will illustrate how teachers, educational leaders and policymakers can cater for diversity in both policy and practice through authentic and focused assessment practices, including profiling learner’s strengths and challenges and through the use of evidence based practices in the learning environment.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Describe the development of language and literacy from birth to adulthood;
- Understand the role literacy skills play in accessing schooling across all learning areas;
- Demonstrate quality literacy teaching practices across a range of literacies;
- Demonstrate knowledge of current research in teaching literacy;
- Cater for diverse student literacy needs.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Report succinctly on a work-related issue
- Work collaboratively to determine a plan of action
- Apply research knowledge to work situations
- Analyse a range of data
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90828 | Clinical Teaching and Learning |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Student observation summary
| Week 3 | 20% |
Review of evidence based practice
| Week 6 | 40% |
Case study of a student
| Week 9 | 40% |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Sharon Klieve Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 25 April 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term Teaching period 2 May 2022 to 26 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 26 April 2022 Census date 20 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 June 2022 Assessment period ends 3 July 2022 Term 2 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- Term 4 - Online
Principal coordinator Sharon Klieve Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 10 October 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term Teaching period 17 October 2022 to 11 December 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 October 2022 Census date 4 November 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 November 2022 Assessment period ends 18 December 2022 Term 4 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Clinical Teaching - Links to additional information
- 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.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 10 February 2024