ED31510

Module Identifier	ED31510
Module Title	LITERACY IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Academic Year	2000/2001
Co-ordinator	Mrs Ina Williams
Semester	Semester 2
Course delivery	Lecture	10 Hours
	Seminars / Tutorials	3 Hours
Assessment	Exam	2 Hours	50%
	Assignment	1 assignment of approximately 2, 500 words	50%
Further details	http://www.aber.ac.uk/education/Undgrad/ed31510.html

Brief description
This module focuses on the centrality of the language and literacy process in its mediating role for the teacher and young child. It examines the role of literacy in various cultures, especially in a bilingual context, and discusses the skills necessary for the development of language and literacy in young children.

Aims of the module

To discuss the development of knowledge.
To assess the implications of this for teaching and learning.
To examine the reasons for a literature-based curriculum in infant schools.

Reading Lists
Books
Holdaway, Don. (1979) The Foundations of Literacy. London: Ashon
Meek, Margaret. (1988) How Texts Teach What Children Read. London: Thimble
Smith, Frank. (1986) Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press