ETCH304 Teaching Curriculum: Literacy and Numeracy

For the assessment task you will need to prepare a report on contemporary research and practices on the significance of functional and social literacy and numeracy for young children within their community contexts; as well as the pedagogical practices and approaches required to create differentiated learning environments and opportunities that acknowledge young children’s literacy and numeracy diversity. Ensure your report addresses:

Part A: English as an additional language

• Discuss how literacy and numeracy is a functional and social practice and how this view helps early childhood teachers to understand and value diverse literacy and numeracy practices for children with English as an additional language.
• Identify the practices that teachers can engage in to acknowledge, value, and teach these diverse literacy and numeracy practices for children with English as an additional language.
• Critically evaluate two educational resources that would be advantageous for professional development in the context of teaching children who have English as an additional language.

Part B: Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander

• Discuss how literacy and numeracy is a functional and social practice and how this view helps early childhood teachers to understand and value diverse literacy and numeracy practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
• Identify the practices that teachers can engage in to acknowledge, value, and teach these diverse literacy and numeracy practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
• Critically evaluate two resources that would be beneficial for professional learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Part C: Exceptionalities

• Discuss how literacy and numeracy is a functional and social practice and how this view helps early childhood teachers to understand and value diverse literacy and numeracy practices for children with exceptionalities.
• Identify the practices that teachers can engage in to acknowledge, value, and teach these diverse literacy and numeracy practices for children with exceptionalities.

• Critically evaluate two resources that would be beneficial for professional learning for children with exceptionalities.