| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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| EFTSLEquivalent Full Time Study Load is a measure of the student study load. One EFTSL is worth 24 credit points and is equivalent to a student undertaking full time study for one year. | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Education, Science, Technology & Maths |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Academic Program Area - Education | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
1. Analyse and implement pedagogical practices concerned with the teaching of literacy, and reading in particular (from preschool to year 6);2. Analyse and assess reading development;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of diversity in students' language backgrounds and abilities, and a familiarity with strategies for responding to various literacy needs, including needs of reluctant readers, ESL and Indigenous background children; and
4. Identify language features of various text types used in early and primary literacy education.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
BEd (Primary Teaching) Literacy for Teachers, BEd (Early Childhood Teaching) (Content equivalent to Literacy for Teachers will be covered in the CIT component of the course).| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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Required texts
The required text for this subject is:
Literacy in Australia
Amy Seely Flint, Lisbeth Kitson, Kaye Lowe and Kylie Shaw
Wiley, 2014.
This book is available for purchase in Print and e-Book format.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Assessments must be submitted through the unit moodle page dropbox with the coversheet/rubric attached (except for the final exam). Submissions are due by the due date and time. Extensions must be applied for well before the due date and be supported with appropriate evidence. Late submissions will not be marked and will be awarded zero.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
None
Required IT skills
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
