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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.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.
This unit focuses on language and literacy education and learning for children birth to age five years. It gives emphasis to the knowledge, skills and understandings of beginning to foundation literacy and the practices and pedagogy important to its learning and development. Students are required to think critically as they engage with the theoretical and research base of early childhood language and literacy and as they consider the planning and assessment of young children’s language and literacy learning and development. Additionally, the unit highlights the diverse nature of young language and literacy learners with an emphasis on children from cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds. The notion of the culturally competent educator is emphasised as they work with all families and in different cultural contexts.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 10 x 1 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 10 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work 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.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Oral language - Birth to 5 years | 40% |
| Examination | Phonological awareness and phonics (including teacher knowledge); emergent language and literacy learning and teaching, 3- 5 years | 50% |
| Participation | Weekly reading responses | 10% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Oral language - Birth to 5 years | 40% |
| Examination | Phonological awareness and phonics (including teacher knowledge); emergent language and literacy learning and teaching, 3- 5 years | 50% |
| Participation | Weekly reading responses | 10% |
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.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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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.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.
This unit focuses on language and literacy education and learning for children birth to age five years. It gives emphasis to the knowledge, skills and understandings of beginning to foundation literacy and the practices and pedagogy important to its learning and development. Students are required to think critically as they engage with the theoretical and research base of early childhood language and literacy and as they consider the planning and assessment of young children’s language and literacy learning and development. Additionally, the unit highlights the diverse nature of young language and literacy learners with an emphasis on children from cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds. The notion of the culturally competent educator is emphasised as they work with all families and in different cultural contexts.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 10 x 1 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 10 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work 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.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Oral language - Birth to 5 years | 40% |
| Examination | Phonological awareness and phonics (including teacher knowledge); emergent language and literacy learning and teaching, 3- 5 years | 50% |
| Participation | Weekly reading responses | 10% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Oral language - Birth to 5 years | 40% |
| Examination | Phonological awareness and phonics (including teacher knowledge); emergent language and literacy learning and teaching, 3- 5 years | 50% |
| Participation | Weekly reading responses | 10% |
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.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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