Course Title: Literacy development planning

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Literacy development planning

Credit Points: 12.00

Course Coordinator: Robyn Cox

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 8315

Course Coordinator Email: Robyn.cox2@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: City

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

By bringing together the key elements of the earlier courses, this course has a focus on the four macros skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking together with a focus on the newer literacies of viewing and creating multimodal texts.  Everyday communication practices are increasingly shaped by information and multimedia technologies, so learners need to learn increasingly complex literacies as they navigate multimodal and hybrid texts. A focus on the reading and writing skills of those who are new to learning English as an academic language in the upper primary.  

This course builds on from early reading and introduces students to knowledge about language from the text level through to the paragraph, sentence level and word level. With a focus on the functional aspects of language in use, students will consider the reciprocity between reading and writing and consider teaching strategies and planning for literacies learning.  A focus on the teaching of writing in the genres of persuasive text, informative texts and imaginative texts will be central to this course.   

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO4 Apply professional knowledge, self-awareness, judgment and research skills to develop agile education solutions and make evidence-based decisions for application in specific teaching environments. 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

		Graduate APST
1.	Evaluate evidence-based pedagogy for the teaching and planning for the teaching of reading and writing	2.1
2.	Explain visual literacy and multimodal texts.	2.6
3.	Explain the reciprocity of the reading and writing process	2.1
4.	Analyse the textual features of written texts in the genres of persuasive text, informative texts, and imaginative texts	2.2
5.	Analyse and critique the assessment of reading and writing with a focus on the NAPLAN writing task	5.1

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Quiz	20%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 5.1
AT 2	Academic task Essay	35%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 5.1
AT 3	Focus on evidence-based reading and writing teaching resources within a planning document.	45%	2, 4	2.2, 2.6

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.