Module Identifier |
ED31520 |
Module Title |
LITERACY IN YOUNG CHILDREN |
Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
Co-ordinator |
Mr Robert Morris Jones |
Semester |
Semester 1 |
Course delivery |
Lecture | 10 Hours |
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Seminars / Tutorials | 10 Hours |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | Continuous Assessment: 2 x Assignments of approximately 2,500 words | 100% |
Supplementary Assessment | All failed or missing elements of assessment to be re-taken or made good. | |
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Further details |
http://www.aber.ac.uk/education/Undgrad/Modsae/Ed31520/ed31520.html |
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module students should be able to:
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critically evaluate the development of literacy in young children within a given framework;
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acknowledge and assess the implications of literacy development for teaching and learning;
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examine and explain the reasons for a literature-based curriculum in infant schools.
Brief description
This module focuses on the centrality of the language and literacy process in its mediating role for the teacher and the young child. It examines the role of literacy in various cultures, with particular emphasis on literacy in the bilingual context, and considers the skills necessary for the development of language and literacy in young children.
Aims
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To offer a framework within which the development of literacy in young children is said to occur
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To consider how the acquisition of literacy has implications for teaching and learning
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To outline the various reasons put forward to justify a literature-based curriculum in infant schools
Content
Lectures are based on the following topics, while specific aspects of each topic will be considered in greater detail during seminar discussions:
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Introduction: Concepts of literacy
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Excursions into literacy: pre-school and early-years experiences
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Literacy and the school curriculum
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The nature of narrative: using literature in the classroom and the concept of the real reader
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The development of reading (1): Approaches and methods
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The development of reading (2): Reading materials
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Reading to learn - non-fiction and other information materials
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The beginnings of writing
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The development of writing
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Multimedia literacy - the Internet and beyond
Reading Lists
Books
Hall, Nigel (1987) The Emergence of Literacy.
Sevenoaks Kent: Hodder & Stoughton
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
Wells, Gordon (1992) The Meaning Makers.
Sevenoaks Kent: Hodder & Stoughton
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6