EC502 Language and Literacy in the Early Years
| Unit Code/Description | EC502 Language and Literacy in the Early Years |
| Course/Subject | Bachelor of Early Childhood Education |
| Semester | March 2025 |
| Assessment Overview | |
| Unit Learning Outcomes Addressed | 1, 2, 3 |
| Assessment Objective | Assessment 1: Poster Including an Invigilated stage in Week 3. Due Week 5. Analyse unit literature to create a poster for families that summarises the key domains and components of language development and develop-mental and learning progressions, and the important roles of social inter-actions, learning and thinking. Identify strategies that can be used by families to promote children’s language and literacy development, including family from Indigenous backgrounds. Equivalent to 1500 words Invigilated in Week 3 and submitted in Week 5 Pre-service teachers will analyse unit literature to create a poster for families that summarises the key domains and components of language development and developmental progressions (ULO1), and the important roles of social interactions, learning and thinking (ULO1). Identify strategies that can be used by families to promote children’s language and literacy development (ULO2, ULO3). |
| Assessment Title/Type | Assessment 1- Individual Assessment – Poster |
| Due Date | Week 3 in class; Week 5-11:59pm 12/4/2025 |
| Weighting | 30% |
| Instructions to Students | There are two parts to this assignment. You are required to a) Assessment part A: Complete a draft of an essay in class within one hour and a half. This task encourages students to reflect on their own ideas related to key domains and components of children’s language development and the important roles of social inter-actions in supporting children to develop their language. Students may create mind-maps to brainstorm ideas and draft a 300-word poster. b) Assessment part B: Complete a 1,500-word poster that provides a thorough review of relevant literature related to children language development and social inter-actions in supporting children to develop their language. This poster should develop a guideline for families with strategies on supporting children’s language and literacy development, especially for families from Indigenous background. The assignment must be submitted as a Poster. |
| Format/Structure | Draft Poster: Students are required to complete the task in class (within 1 hour and a half) and attach the picture of their work within part two of the assessment, and upload two parts of the assignment (Draft Poster and final Poster) to the system by Week 5. Lecturers will collect their physical work. Final Poster: Students are required to submit the completed essay as a Word document by Week 5 along with the picture (pdf file) they did in week 3. |
| Word/Page limit | For a draff: 300 words with one diagram or mind map; and final assignment: 1500 words, font Calibri 12 |
| Referencing Style | American Psychological Association (APA) version 7 |
| Submission Guidelines | No formal CIHE cover sheet is required. Instead, your name, student ID and group number must appear at the beginning of your report. This assessment must be submitted to Turnitin. Login to your Turnitin account, locate and click on the assignment submission link, carefully review the instructions, and then submit your assessment. If you need to apply for an extension, please email the Unit Coordinator Dr. Thi Thao Vu: thao.vu@cihe.edu.au to explain the circumstances and attach all necessary supporting documentation. |
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| Late Submission Policy | Requests for extensions will be granted only for exceptional circumstances that are supported by credible evidence. Duration of the extension period is maximum 5 days. Late submissions are subject to 10% reduction in marks for each day of delay. Submissions after the extended date will not be marked. |
