012240 English Education: The Early Years
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade, no marks
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Anti-requisite(s): 013445 English Education: The Early Years
Description
This subject introduces pre-service teachers to the NSW K–10 Curriculum for English 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 introduces the Australian Curriculum (English) aligning with the NSW Curriculum, 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. 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.