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Language & Literacy: Years 3 to 6 (ECP) (EDUC91071) // Further information
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Prescribed texts
Seely Flint, A., Kitson, L., Lowe, K. & Shaw, K. (2020). Literacy in Australia: Pedagogies for engagement. 3rd edition.
Recommended texts and other resources
Alexander, J., and Jarman, R. (2018) The pleasures of reading non‐fiction. Literacy, 52, 78–85.
Anstey, M., & Bull, G. (2018). Being multiliterate: a repertoire of practices. In Foundations of Multiliteracies Reading, Writing and Talking in the 21st Century. Routledge.
Comber, B. (2015). Critical literacy and social justice. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 58(5), 362-367.
Callow, J. (2013). The shape of text to come: How image and text work. Newtown, NSW: PETAA. [Introduction and Chapter 1, pp.1-11]
Cozmescu, H. & Sandiford, C. (2021). Building curriculum knowledge through talk for learning. In H. Harper & S. Feez (Eds.). An EAL/D Handbook (pp. 77 - 96), PETAA.
Cremin, T., Harris, B., & Birchall, L. (2020). Exploring non-fiction: pedagogic practices to support a love of reading. English 4-11 (68), 7-10.
Cummins, J. (2014). Beyond language: Academic communication and student success. Linguistics and Education, 26, 145-154.
Daffern, T., Mackenzie, N., & Hemmings, B. (2017). Predictors of writing success: How important are spelling, grammar and punctuation? Australian Journal of Education, 61(1), 75-87.
Davis, A. (2016). Teaching Reading Comprehension. (2nd Ed.). South Yarra: Eleanor Curtain.
Derewianka, B., & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching Language in Context. (2nd Ed.) Sydney: Oxford University Press.
Fountas, C.I., & Pinnell, G.S. (2018). Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: From Vision to Action in Literacy Learning. The Reading Teacher 72 (1) 7-19.
Gibbons, P. (2014). Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning: Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom. United Kingdom: Heinemann.
Godinho, S., Woolley, M., Scholes, M. & Sutton, G. (2017). Literacies for remote schools: Looking beyond a one size fits all approach. Literacy Learning: the Middle Years, 25 (1), 28 – 40.
Henderson, R. (Ed.).(2019). Teaching Literacies: Pedagogies and Diversity. 2nd edition. Oxford
Manuel, J., & Carter, D. (2015). Current and historical perspectives on Australian teenagers' reading practices and preferences. Australian Journal of Language & Literacy, 38 (2), 115-128.
Merga, M. K. (2017). What would make children read for pleasure more frequently? English in Education, 51(2), 207-223.
Myhill, D. & Chen, H. (Eds.). (2020). Developing Writers Across the Primary and Secondary Years: Growing into Writing (pp. 1-18). London, New York: Routledge.
Oakley, G., & Fellowes, J. (2016). A closer look at spelling in the primary classroom Primary English Teaching Association of Australia.
Rennie, J. (2016). Rethinking reading instruction for adolescent readers: The 6R's. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy; 39(1) p.42-53.
Rose, D. (2016). Engaging and supporting all our students to read and learn from reading. PETAA Paper 202. PETAA.
Rossbridge, J. (2017). Focussing on assessment and the teaching and learning cycle through whole school professional learning. In H. Fehring (Ed.), Assessment into practice: Understanding assessment practice to improve students’ literacy learning (pp. 51 – 56). PETAA.
Rutherford, L., Merga, M. K., & Singleton, A. (2018). Influences on Australian adolescents' recreational reading. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 41(1), 44-56.
Schleppegrell, M. J. (2018). The knowledge base for language teaching: What is the English to be taught as content? Language Teaching Research, 24(1), 17-27.
State Government of Victoria. (2018). Literacy Teaching Toolkit.
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/Pages/default.aspxTompkins, G., Campbell, R., Green, D. & Smith, C. (2019). Literacy for the 21st century: A balanced approach. 3rd edition. Pearson
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Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) - Links to additional information
Melbourne Graduate School of Education: https://education.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 10 February 2024