Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5422 Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation

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, Term2 2024, Term1 2025

Course Contact: Jacqui Cheng

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4918

Course Contact Email: jacqueline.cheng@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. 

  

    

 Assessment for this course includes knowledge tasks and practical tasks  

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.