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Synthesize professional and theoretical knowledge in regard to how students acquire and learning English and the implications for classroom practice.
Apply the concepts, structure and organisational framework of formal curriculum for teaching English.
Evaluate and design appropriate English learning sequences, lesson plans and assessment strategies that promote student learning and cater for specific but also diverse learning needs.
Critically evaluate professional accomplishments and learning needs in regard to the APSTs and the Murdoch Graduate Attributes.
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Topic 1. The modern landscape: a comprehensive view of curriculum for English.
Topic 2. Oral language and early learning.
Topic 3. Comprehension, meaning and the alphabetic principle.
Topic 4. Phonics, phonemes and ‘PA”.
Topic 5. Assessment in reading.
Topic 6. Looking deeper at reading development.
Topic 7. Literacy and literature rich classrooms.
Topic 8. The importance of writing.
Topic 9. A developmental approach to teaching writing.
Topic 10. Tools for meaning making: punctuation, spelling and handwriting.
Topic 11. Reading the visual and the world of signs.