EDUC9133 Literacies for the Middle and Secondary Years

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Overview

This topic supports pre-service teachers to think about their role as a teacher of literacy in their teaching areas. The topic begins with a focus on how socio-cultural background shapes students' textual practices. Definitions of literacy are considered, together with their implications for classroom teaching. Against this background pre-service teachers … For more content click the Read More button below.

This topic supports pre-service teachers to think about their role as a teacher of literacy in their teaching areas. The topic begins with a focus on how socio-cultural background shapes students' textual practices. Definitions of literacy are considered, together with their implications for classroom teaching. Against this background pre-service teachers will examine their responsibility to teach literacy in their specialist teaching areas. Classroom strategies which support students' literacy learning will be explored.

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This topic aims to:

Understand that education policies, educational contexts and student needs are some of the factors that impinge on teachers' work
Understand their responsibility to teaching literacy in the middle and secondary years in their teaching areas/disciplines
Develop understandings, knowledge and skills for supporting literacy learning appropriate for beginning middle and secondary schooling teachers
Introduce students to the field of literacy education research

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Literacies for the Middle and Secondary Years