Task Description:

Select one of the writing samples from the AT1 information page on MyLO to analyse. Your analysis should demonstrate subject matter expertise in literacy by identifying student learning needs and selecting and explaining explicit teaching strategies for writing in a specific learning area (other than English).

Part 1: Analysis (600 words) · Analyse the writing sample to identify key literacy strengths and challenges. Focus on genre and grammatical features relevant to the subject area and interpret how these features shape meaning. Use your analysis to determine the student’s learning needs.

Part 2: Summary (200 words) Summarise your findings and propose explicit teaching strategies for writing that address the identified learning needs. Your strategies should reflect effective literacy teaching within the context of the selected subject area, demonstrating how writing can be explicitly taught to support disciplinary learning.
Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 5.1, 5.4

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

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Task Description:

This task builds on AT1: you may use the same writing sample that you analysed in AT1.

Part 1: Analysis (500 words) Analyse the grammatical features relevant to the text type and subject area.

Part 2: Detailed Lesson and Resource (1100 words) Design a learning experience that explicitly teaches writing in a subject area other than English, focused on the grammatical feature selected in Part 1. Your response must include curriculum alignment, theoretical justification, and a brief (100-word) reflective statement on your use of digital tools, including AI.
Note: The reflective statement is included within the 1100-word limit.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 3.3

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

40 %

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Task Description:

Design a unit of work for Years 2–6 that explicitly teaches reading comprehension and critical literacy through the close study of an Australian picturebook. You will select one of the picturebooks listed on the AT3 Information page on MyLo. Your unit design must demonstrate subject matter expertise in literacy by explicitly teaching reading strategies and multimodal comprehension. It must also incorporate evidence-based assessment practices to evaluate student progress, adjust instruction, and support learning.

Part 1: Theoretical Analysis (500 words) Analyse the picturebook using relevant theory. Your analysis should explore genre, context, visual and literary/textual features, and how the text supports reading comprehension and critical literacy.

Part 2: Overview of Unit and Lessons (1100 words) Outline the structure of a ten-lesson unit and design four detailed lessons that explicitly teach reading comprehension through genre, context, visual features, and literary/textual features. Each lesson must include evidence-based strategies for teaching reading and assessing student progress, demonstrating how assessment is used to evaluate comprehension, adjust instruction, and support learning. You must also include a short reflective commentary (approx. 200 words included within the 1100-word limit) that justifies your design decisions. This commentary should:

· Draw on research about effective teaching practices from this unit.
· Explain how your unit and lesson design reflect effective teaching practices in literacy and assessment.
· Demonstrate your understanding of how theory informs practice.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

40 %

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