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Leading Literacy in Primary Schools (EDUC90886)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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July
Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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This subject builds the capacity of Teacher Candidates, studying to become Language and Literacy Specialists, to develop and sustain improvement in student language and literacy outcomes. The subject design allows Teacher Candidates to develop deep and critical knowledge of:
- Curriculum policy development in the areas of Language and Literacy Education or subject English;
- The use of a range of assessment tools to authentically and reliably assess students' language and literacy skills, understandings and interests;
- Language and literacy pedagogical content knowledge and research-informed approaches to plan for targeted and differentiated instruction at the individual, class and whole-school level; and
- Professional capabilities required to support and lead their colleagues to become effective teachers of language and literacy so all students learn and are engaged.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:
- Review research studies that highlight literacy interventions designed to target students' learning needs.
- Develop skills in analysing and interpreting a range of assessment and diagnostic data to make informed judgements about students' learning needs.
- Design interventionist teaching to meet students' diverse learning needs.
- Demonstrate a capacity for leadership and advocacy in education.
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.
Last updated: 1 May 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All Teacher Candidates:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90377 | Advanced English Literacies | July (Online) |
6.25 |
Full Time Teacher Candidates:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90879 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 3 |
August (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Part Time Teacher Candidates:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC91008 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 3 PT | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90777 | Literacy Assessment and Learning | July (Online) |
6.25 |
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: 1 May 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An Analytical Paper
| Week 5 | 40% |
Literacy Action Plan
| During the examination period | 60% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 1 May 2024
Dates & times
- July - Online
Coordinator Peter Kelly Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 18 hours (9 x 2 hour workshops) Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 16 August 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 October 2024 Assessment period ends 11 November 2024 July contact information
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 1 May 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 Teaching (Primary)
Last updated: 1 May 2024