English and literacies 1

This unit explores young children’s language and literacy learning in the early years. You will develop an understanding of how to build children's communicative intentions, confidence, and capacity in literacy as a foundational skill for successful learning. In particular the influence of family and community contexts on children’s language and literacy development is examined including learners with English as an additional language. Topics covered in this unit include: adult interactions supporting young children’s communication and language development, practices to support reading and writing acquisition, and processes including a focus on phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics. Digital technologies as a tool to support language and literacy learning will also be discussed. This unit introduces you to evidenced-based pedagogies to build rich language and literacy programmes in early childhood settings that support the continuity of children’s literacy learning from preschool to school.