Course Title: Support student literacy learning
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4420 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support
Course Title: Support student literacy learning
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 65
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE5947C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term2 2023, Term1 2024 |
Course Contact: Jacqui Cheng and Melanie Reynolds
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254918; 99254059
Course Contact Email: jacqueline.cheng@rmit.edu.au; melanie.reynolds@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit develops the skills and knowledge required by education support workers to work with teachers to support primary and secondary students to develop literacy skills, including oral language, reading and writing skills. It provides skills and knowledge to enable Education Support Workers to work with the teacher to develop resources to reinforce literacy skills across the curriculum and to support students during various phases in the acquisition of literacy competence.
This unit is clustered for delivery and assessment with
Assist in facilitation of student learning CHCEDS047
Assessment for this course includes knowledge tasks, a practical task and portfolio
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCEDS046 Support student literacy learning |
Elements: |
1. Encourage and model spoken language. 2. Support students to read and interpret texts. 3. Enhance student's writing skills. 4. Contribute to resource development. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. You must demonstrate critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
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 manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on Canvas.