English in Primary School
Duration
- One semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 12 hours Face to face+Blended Swinburne online – Fully online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Courses with unit
MA-TEAPRI3 Master of Teaching (Primary)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2 | 24 | 12 |
Specified Activities Various | 6.5 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Case Study | Individual | 50% | 3, 4, 5 |
Report | Individual | 50% | 1, 2 |
Content
- Contemporary pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching English, including the use of ICT
- Principles of planning and assessing within English
- Strategies for assessing student learning, including the importance and functions of moderation and providing feedback to enhance learning
- Key elements for reading development in the early years (e.g. oral language, phonological awareness and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension)
- Children’s literature (e.g. early childhood literature and engaged play, and genres of children literature)
- Home and community literacy practices (e.g. parental involvement, reading to and with babies and toddlers, adult modelling of reading behaviours, public libraries and community groups)
- Language and literacy development for EAL/D learners
- Research on evidence-based teaching practices for early reading development (from birth to eight years of age)
- Strategies for planning and teaching early reading (from birth to eight years of age)
- Assessment strategies in early reading (e.g. informal discussions, read and retell, basic sight word tests and running records)
- Links to the Early Years Learning Framework (or state equivalent) and the Australian Curriculum (or state equivalent)
Study resources
- Reading materials.