Developing Literacy – Curriculum and Pedagogy
Assessment Context
Teaching English language and literacy in early childhood and primary years requires an understanding of how to utilise and synthesise theories, content knowledge, effective pedagogical practices, language and literacy enriched learning environments, and relevant Australian curriculum and learning frameworks. Developing learning experiences or lessons that are appropriate to student interests, strengths and needs are important as it will help to provide opportunities for all students in early years education (from birth to 8 years of age) to read, write, listen, and speak in a variety of contexts.
For the purpose of this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the process of teaching phonological awareness in relation to supporting children through the phases of their early reading development and early writing development. This will include an evaluation of teaching phonological awareness, a learning experience and a teaching resource.
Your work should be supported by at least 10 references. Your work should demonstrate relevant links made to either the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) or the Australian Curriculum (or state equivalents), the set-text Fellowes and Oakley (2019), and other relevant scholarly and professional sources. You can refer to Canvas for additional sources and conduct a search using the library database online for relevant sources to support your work.
Assessment details
This assessment will be in the form of an essay. The topic of this essay is centred on the teaching of phonological awareness in support of children’s emergent and early reading and writing development.
For this essay, you are required to choose a specific group (for example, 3 to 4 year olds or 6 to 7 year olds) to focus on. In addition, references to a relevant sub-outcome under Outcome 5 from the Early Years Learning Framework or a relevant content description from the Australian curriculum: English (or a state equivalent) must also be included in your essay to contextualise your descriptions of the learning experience and the teaching resource.
The essay must address the following components:
- Using research literature and relevant sources, critically discuss the importance of teaching phonological awareness in relation to children’s emergent and early reading and writing development.
- Describe and evaluate a learning experience that supports the development of phonological awareness in early years literacy education.
- Describe and evaluate a teaching resource that supports the development of phonological awareness in early years literacy education.
Assessment criteria
Your submission will be assessed against the following criteria:
- The depth and relevance of the critical discussion presented on phonological awareness in relation to emergent and early reading and writing development.
- The depth and relevance of the chosen learning experience and teaching resource.
- The use of relevant conventions of English: spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax.
- The correct use of APA referencing.