ECE230 - Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Sarah Ohi |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E330, E333 or E334 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed 5 credit points at level 1 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per non-placement teaching weeks |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per non-placement teaching weeks |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
This unit aims to provide students with an in depth understanding of how language and emergent literacy develop in infants and young children. Students investigate theories and approaches to supporting early language and literacy development in children from birth to 4-years and consider their implications for practice. They also learn to assess, monitor and plan for children’s language and literacy development. Topics covered include definitions of language and literacy, the components of spoken language, language development, the role of adult-child interaction in children’s language learning, the importance of home literacy practices, accessing quality children’s literature and digital texts, storytelling, concepts about print, knowledge of the alphabet, phonemic and phonological awareness and mastering control of writing implements. Students become familiar with how to plan engaging learning experiences and provide supportive environments as a means of nurturing children’s development in these areas, with the ultimate goal being that children will become effective communicators.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand and critically analyse theories and approaches to early language and emergent literacy development from birth to 8 years | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and explain the relationship between language and literacy development and the implications this has upon teaching | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Evaluate and apply assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess children’s progress in dimensions of language and emergent literacy development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Evaluate and apply suitable literacy teaching strategies when planning content for learning experiences, lessons and that support the diverse language and literacy needs of individual children based on the interpretation of assessment data | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5 Problem Solving |
| ULO5 | Evaluate and apply suitable literacy teaching strategies when planning content for learning experiences, lessons and that support the diverse language and literacy needs of individual children based on the interpretation of assessment data | GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3 Digital Literacy GLO4 Critical thinking GLO5 Problem Solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Creating Opportunities for Toddler Talk | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 - Quality Books and Dialogic Reading for young children | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 10 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECE230
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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