English in Primary School

EDU70007 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn, Online Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

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

Dates:
26 Feb 24 - 26 May 24

Results:
2 Jul 24

Last self enrolment:
10 Mar 24

Census:
31 Mar 24

Last withdraw without fail:
12 Apr 24

Dates:
29 Jul 24 - 27 Oct 24

Results:
3 Dec 24

Last self enrolment:
11 Aug 24

Census:
31 Aug 24

Last withdraw without fail:
13 Sep 24


Aims and objectives

This unit is designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach early reading in early years education. It examines the key elements for early reading development which include oral language and concepts of print, phonological awareness and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. In addition, effective teaching strategies and assessments for early reading will be explored through modelled and practised pedagogies. Pre-service teachers will gain critical insights into early reading development which will add to their pedagogical content knowledge. They will also develop a deep understanding of early reading development by drawing on relevant theoretical perspectives, contemporary pedagogical practices and evidenced based research that informs effective strategies for teaching, learning and assessments.

Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO) 

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Examine how the teaching of oral language and concepts of print, phonological awareness and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension can contribute to children’s early reading development.
2. Critically evaluate a strategy for the teaching of early reading and an assessment in early reading.
3. Conduct a miscue analysis on a running record (i.e. identifying graphophonic, grammatical or semantic miscues).
4. Develop and evaluate a lesson plan that utilises a children’s book to support and extend children’s learning of phonics and reading vocabulary.
5. Develop and evaluate a lesson plan that utilises a children’s book to support and extend children’s fluency in reading and their reading comprehension.

Courses with unit

This unit replaces  EDU70005 English in the Primary Classroom
 
MA-TEAPRI2 Master of Teaching (Primary)
MA-TEAPRI3 Master of Teaching (Primary)