Task Description:

The test will provide immediate feedback on questions answered correctly or incorrectly. This feedback will provide a basis for reflection on specific areas of personal strength or weakness with basic literacy concepts.

For EMT511, it is required that you attempt (but not required that you pass) the literacy competency test, to obtain a passing grade for Assessment Task 2.

The literacy competency test must be completed online in MyLO prior to the end of Week 4.

Please note: The Literacy Competency Test is in addition to the Unit Quiz (AT1). Both are to be completed by the end of Week 4. You can take the test again anytime throughout the year, if needed.

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 4 (24/Mar/2024)

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Task Description:

You are required you to complete a quiz in MyLO to demonstrate your understanding of the content presented in Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4.


Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 2.1

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 4 (22/Mar/2024)

Weight:

10 %

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This assignment has three main parts.
Part 1: Oral language
With reference to the scholarly literature, write a brief statement that summarises the development of oral language skills. Working with one sound clip of a child speaking (which can be found on MyLO), identify the child’s stage of oral language development and justify your selection of stage(s). Select and justify one appropriate literacy strategy that would aid this child’s oral language development.

Part 2: Reading
With reference to the scholarly literature, write a brief statement that summarises the development of reading skills. Working with one video clip of a child reading (which can be found on MyLO), identify the child’s stage of reading development and justify your response. Select and justify one appropriate literacy strategy that would aid this child’s reading development.

Part 3: Writing
With reference to the scholarly literature, write a statement that summarises the development of writing skills. Working with one work sample of a child’s writing (which can be found on MyLO), identify the child’s stage of writing development and justify your response. Select and justify one appropriate literacy strategy that would aid this child’s writing development.

Additional tips:
• Submit all three parts together in one document.
• Please use headings to clearly separate each section: Oral Language, Reading, Writing.
• Each section should contain roughly the same number of words.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.2, 2.1, 2.5, 5.4

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 7 (19/Apr/2024)

Weight:

40 %

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Assessment Task 3 will enable you to demonstrate your understanding of reading development, and your understanding of the strategies and approaches for the teaching of reading in the primary school years. Completing AT3 will enable you to:
• Apply your understanding of the approaches to teaching reading in an authentic context.
• Observe teaching strategies and approaches for the teaching of reading in a “real” classroom or equivalent setting.
• Develop your knowledge of pedagogical approaches for teaching reading.
• Utilise the Australian Curriculum documents to create a learning experience which promotes children’s reading development.
This task involves the completion of three (3) main sections. Each section must be completed. Below is a description of what is required for each section. Further details will be provided in the “Assessment” space in MyLO.

Task Outline:
Section 1: Observation of Reading Practices (Approximately 500 words)
Section 1 requires you to observe the teaching of reading in an authentic learning setting (for example, a primary classroom). You will firstly need to provide a brief context of the learning environment (e.g., description of the school, classroom, and students). Next, you will be required to observe a classroom teacher (or equivalent teacher educator) undertake a reading lesson. To assist in your observation, you will be provided with an observation checklist (available in the “Assessment” space in MyLO) outlining some of the things you should look out for.

Section 2: Reflection of Reading Practices (Approximately 500 words)
Section 2 requires you to reflect upon the reading practices you observed. You will firstly need to identify the approach/approaches for the teaching of reading which underpinned the lesson. You will then need to present a considered reflection of the teaching strategies and approaches you observed and explain how they promoted the development of reading skills.

Section 3: Creation of Learning Experience (Approximately 1000 words: 500 for learning experience, 500 for justification)
The final section has two main parts. Firstly, you are required to design one (1) detailed learning experience (i.e., a short lesson – 60 minutes maximum) for teaching one aspect of reading. This learning experience should be based upon one outcome from the Australian Curriculum: English document.. Secondly, you will be required to present a justification of the learning experience and describe how it is suitable in promoting reading development.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.2, 2.1, 2.5, 3.3, 5.4

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 10 (10/May/2024)

Weight:

50 %

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