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| LIT1110 | Beginning Language and Literacy (0-4 years) | ||
| SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | |||
| Credit Points: 15 | |||
| Description: | |||
This unit provides pre-service teachers with an introduction to communication, oral language and literacy, 0-4 years. Pre-service teachers will explore and critically evaluate theories of language learning and their implication for practice. They will examine social and cultural contexts and their impact on children’s communication, language and literacy development. Opportunities will be provided to gain practical experience in planning, implementing and evaluating experiences and teaching approaches for supporting the language and literacy development of young children. Processes for assessing, monitoring and documenting language and literacy progress of children within family, care and education settings will be examined. Full Unit Outline | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
| K14 | Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) | ||
| 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, Graduate Attributes 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 Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 12/07/2011 VET: 12/07/2011