Course Title: Support students' literacy learning
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4326 Certificate IV in Education Support
Course Title: Support students' literacy learning
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 40
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) |
TCHE5806C |
Brunswick Campus |
TAFE |
360T Education |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term2 2013, Term1 2014, Term2 2014 |
Course Contact: Robyn Blaikie
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4838
Course Contact Email: robyn.blaikie@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required by education support workers to work with teachers to support students developing their literacy skills, including oral language, reading and writing skills.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
No specific pre-requisite and co-requisite.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCEDS409A Support students' literacy learning |
Elements: |
1. Encourage and model spoken language 2. Support students to read and interpret texts 3. Enhance students' literacy skills through writing activities 4. Design resources to support literacy development |
Learning Outcomes
The course 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 course applies to education support work in a variety of contexts and work is to be undertaken with appropriate guidance, support and supervision by a nominated teacher or other education professional. On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent.
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:
• Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
• Oral or written questioning
• Assignments and projects
• 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 coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc