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ECCDD202A Communication, Language and Literacy

Learning outcome 1: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of language and literacy development and relevant early childhood language theories.
Learning outcome 2: Deconstruct language learning and instructional approaches for a range of diverse learners.
Learning outcome 3: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of language and literacy components and concepts.
Learning outcome 4: Demonstrate a range of relevant instructional approaches, teaching pedagogies and experiences for language and literacy learning using play-based approaches.

Topic: Introduction to communication, language, and literacy

1. The importance of early language learning
2. Language and cognition
3. Language and speech: Expressive and receptive

• Develop a definitions dictionary and define the terms language, communication and literacy. For each definition give practical examples. You will be adding key terms and definitions to the dictionary each week.
• Develop a communication, language and literacy theories and theorists fact sheet. This fact sheet should be designed so that you can add to it as new theories and theorists are discussed each week.
• Locate and present a children's song that requires the children to use expressive and receptive oral language skills.

Topic: Theoretical perspectives on language learning
1. Language theories
2. Communication, language, and literacy in the EYLF

Tutorial:
• Create developmental milestone cheat sheets for each of the elements of language and literacy development. These sheets should contain information on 2-3 year olds, 3-4 year olds, 4-5 year olds and 5-6 year olds.
• There are eight (8) key elements to Language Development in Young Children. Design a two (2) page fact sheet on Literacy Development in Children.
• There are four (4) key elements to Literacy Development in Young Children. Design a two (2) page fact sheet on Literacy Development in Children.

Topic: Understanding oral language
1. Properties of language
2. Components of language
3. Language functions (Halliday)
4. Language register
5. Listening
6. Multiliteracies: User types
7. Socio-cultural perspective (Freebody & Luke)
8. Types of language used in play

Tutorial:
• Design a play based language and literacy learning space and opportunities for children. Take photos of you space and write a paragraph explaining how it will develop language and literacy skills. If you are in class we will do this in the play session room, if you are not in class design one in your workplace or at home.
• Design a digital poster outlining the language variations teachers need to consider in the learning environment.
• Research, identify and select two (2) play based language development resources for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.

Topic: Meeting the needs of diverse learners

1. Language and culture

2. Aboriginal English

3. Bilingualism

4. Language delays

5. Language diversity

Tutorial:

• Design a range of play experiences to develop emergent language and literacy skill in young children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Develop a one-page fact sheet for educators working with CALD learners and ATSI families.

Topic: Infants and toddlers
• Language development and milestones
• Responding to communication
• Encouraging communication
• Using routine times to promote language
• Resources to support language acquisition and development

Tutorial:

• Compile a document outlining the key milestones for 0-6 months, 6-12 months communication, language and literacy development. This document should be designed so that you can add to it as new milestones are introduced throughout this subject.
• Add the terminology introduced this week to the definitions database created in week 1.

Topic: Interactions to support language learning
1. Blank's levels of talk
2. Questions
3. Framework of questions: Splitter & Sharp
4. Encouraging vocabulary development and decontextualised language
5. Discussions and conversations
6. Applying these strategies to infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers

Experience Plan

Title of experience - Singing& Music activity development

Describe age group.
0 to 2: Reading a book ‘We are Going on a bear hunt'
2-3: Use props and visuals
3-5:
Foundation:
Stage 1:

Rationale (Why is this an appropriate resource for oral language?) - (refer to literature)

Refer to literature

Why you used that resources

0 to 2: Chlidren aged 0-2 enjoy listening to stories.
2-3:
3-5:
Foundation:
Stage 1:

Explain ways resource can be used & teaching strategies that the resource promotes - (refer to literature)

How can Blank's Levels of Talk be used with this resource- (refer to literature)

1. Matching: (0 - 2)
• What animal is this?
2. Selective Analysis(Babies & Toddlers):
• What lives in the water?
3. Reordering Perception
4. Reasoning

Attachment:- Language and Literacy.rar