School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Inclusive Early Childhood Environments
  • Unit Code

    ECE6145
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Kay AYRE

Description

This unit focuses on creating and maintaining inclusive learning environments supporting the diversity of strengths, abilities and learning needs of children in early childhood settings. It examines inclusivity as it relates to the additional needs of children with disabilities, gifts and talents, behavioural issues and vulnerable children. Current policy and legislation require that all teachers are equipped with a repertoire of strategies to effectively respond to the needs of diverse learners and apply inclusive teaching practices across all educational contexts. Pre-service teachers are provided with opportunities to analyse their own beliefs and attitudes while building and critiquing a repertoire of strategies to promote children’s positive behaviour and engagement in learning. Partnerships with colleagues, families, external agencies and professionals will be examined in supporting children’s social emotional competence and behaviour. In addition, ways in which the physical environment can be optimised for children’s learning, wellbeing and safety are explored.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ECE6130

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply relevant policies and practices that support children's additional needs, including creating inclusive environments that invite all children’s full participation.
  2. Synthesise information about the range of characteristics of children with additional needs to inform plans for the inclusion of individual children.
  3. Develop strategies and support plans for children with additional needs showing integrity and a capacity to work collaboratively with families and professionals.
  4. Investigate appropriate theoretical perspectives for responding to a range of behaviours displayed in the learning environment.
  5. Discuss appropriate strategies and skills to guide young children’s behaviour and create positive learning environments.

Unit Content

  1. Current theory, policy and research on diversity and inclusivity.
  2. Identifying the impact of intellectual, physical, sensory, emotional and/or behavioural disabilities, learning difficulties, and giftedness on children’s learning.
  3. Processes for observation and assessment to support learning of children with additional needs.
  4. Approaches to curriculum delivery that caters for the diverse abilities of children with additional needs
  5. Theoretical perspectives relating to guiding children's behaviour.
  6. Effective strategies to guide positive behaviour and support participation.
  7. Creating and sustaining supportive learning environments.
  8. Collaboration and partnerships with families.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

A combination of lectures, workshops, videos, and required readings are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, who can adapt to the roles of practitioner or learner as they contribute to workshops as competent team members.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentChildren with additional needs50%
AssignmentSupport Plan 50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentChildren with Additional Needs 50%
AssignmentSupport Plan50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

ECE6145|2|1

School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Inclusive Early Childhood Environments
  • Unit Code

    ECE6145
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Kay AYRE

Description

This unit focuses on creating and maintaining inclusive learning environments supporting the diversity of strengths, abilities and learning needs of children in early childhood settings. It examines inclusivity as it relates to the additional needs of children with disabilities, gifts and talents, behavioural issues and vulnerable children. Current policy and legislation require that all teachers are equipped with a repertoire of strategies to effectively respond to the needs of diverse learners and apply inclusive teaching practices across all educational contexts. Pre-service teachers are provided with opportunities to analyse their own beliefs and attitudes while building and critiquing a repertoire of strategies to promote children’s positive behaviour and engagement in learning. Partnerships with colleagues, families, external agencies and professionals will be examined in supporting children’s social emotional competence and behaviour. In addition, ways in which the physical environment can be optimised for children’s learning, wellbeing and safety are explored.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ECE6130

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply relevant policies and practices that support children's additional needs, including creating inclusive environments that invite all children’s full participation.
  2. Synthesise information about the range of characteristics of children with additional needs to inform plans for the inclusion of individual children.
  3. Develop strategies and support plans for children with additional needs showing integrity and a capacity to work collaboratively with families and professionals.
  4. Investigate appropriate theoretical perspectives for responding to a range of behaviours displayed in the learning environment.
  5. Discuss appropriate strategies and skills to guide young children’s behaviour and create positive learning environments.

Unit Content

  1. Current theory, policy and research on diversity and inclusivity.
  2. Identifying the impact of intellectual, physical, sensory, emotional and/or behavioural disabilities, learning difficulties, and giftedness on children’s learning.
  3. Processes for observation and assessment to support learning of children with additional needs.
  4. Approaches to curriculum delivery that caters for the diverse abilities of children with additional needs
  5. Theoretical perspectives relating to guiding children's behaviour.
  6. Effective strategies to guide positive behaviour and support participation.
  7. Creating and sustaining supportive learning environments.
  8. Collaboration and partnerships with families.
  9. Policies and procedures for working with children with additional needs and mandatory reporting.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

A combination of lectures, workshops, videos, and required readings are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, who can adapt to the roles of practitioner or learner as they contribute to workshops as competent team members.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentChildren with additional needs50%
AssignmentSupport Plan 50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentChildren with Additional Needs 50%
AssignmentSupport Plan50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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