EDF5852 Leading English and literacy in primary schools
Faculty of Education
EDF5852 Leading English and literacy in primary schools is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5852
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5852
No unit lists EDF5852 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Overview
This unit is designed for pre-service teachers who are specialising in English and Literacy teaching in primary schools. The content enables you to deepen and extend your English and literacy professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement. You will explore the role of assessment in profiling students’ learning and examine a range approaches, differentiated for particular student groups, to improve students’ learning outcomes. You will critically examine inclusive teaching approaches that are relevant for 21st century literacy learners. You will engage with local and international literacy educational research and policy to inform the development of their knowledge for leading collaborative literacy planning teams.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flx blk |
| Second semester | Peninsula | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Innovative approaches to teaching literacy (2000 words or equivalent per student)50%
- Leading teaching teams to plan a literacy unit of work (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate an understanding of factors that impact the learning trajectories and proficiencies of students as outlined in primary English curricula (F-6)
- 2
evaluate resources, models, assessments, and approaches, including effective use of ICT, that support the planning of student-centered English units of teaching, with reference to the English/literacy education research literature and contemporary policy advice
- 3
critically discuss factors, issues and approaches that enhance or hinder primary children’s English and literacy learning during primary school, and evidenced-based practices to address these
- 4
review and critique perspectives in the literacy research evidence-base to inform recommendations about effective curricula, teaching approaches and environments for inclusive literacy education that are relevant for the 21st century.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF5852 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fleur Diamond
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Fleur Diamond
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5852?
EDF5852 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5852 offered?
In 2024, EDF5852 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula.
How much work is EDF5852?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5852 have an exam?
No. EDF5852 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5852?
EDF5852 is part of Early childhood and primary education; Primary and secondary education; and Primary education.