Primary English 2: Language, Literature, Literacy (EDEE329)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn to read and write and the implications for teaching students from diverse backgrounds with varying abilities (GTSD 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.5.1);
2. demonstrate knowledge about text, grammar, word and image relevant to teaching reading, viewing, writing and creating different types of texts in the Australian Curriculum: English and/or the NSW English K-10 Syllabus (GTSD 2.1.1);
3. demonstrate knowledge of literacy and numeracy teaching strategies, and their application in teaching reading, viewing, writing and creating in English (GTSD 2.5.1);
4. apply an understanding of a range of assessment strategies to analyse student learning needs and progress against curriculum achievement standards and/or syllabus outcomes for reading, viewing, writing and creating (GTSD 5.1.1);
5. evaluate and select appropriate resources to support students' reading, viewing, writing and multimodal text composition (GTSD 3.4.1); and
6. plan and design learning and teaching sequences and lesson plans, using knowledge of curriculum content, assessment and reporting, student learning and effective strategies for teaching reading, viewing, writing and creating in English (GTSD 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1).