013445 English Education: The Early Years

Description

This subject introduces pre-service teachers to the NSW English K–10 Syllabus (2023) with a focus on Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 utilising current research and methodologies for the explicit and systematic instruction of early reading. It aligns with the Australian Curriculum (English), focusing on Foundation to Year 2. The subject also introduces the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia V2.0, addressing the important transitions from the Early Years and the critical role of oral communication in literacy classrooms. In addition, the subject explores the explicit teaching of phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, and phonic knowledge, with an emphasis on evidenced-based practices for building learners’ vocabulary and grammar when interacting and composing texts across oral and written modes. Culturally responsive pedagogies and strategies are introduced, addressing Indigenous Australian ways of learning. The subject develops pre-service teachers who are capable and competent in planning to teach early reading and writing instruction in super diverse classrooms for the early years of primary schooling.