PEDA222 - National Curriculum Core 2: English, Mathematics and Science (Junior Years)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

(1) demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of English, maths and science and related pedagogy to enable them to teach effectively across the age and ability range for which they are trained to teach (Q14)(Q17 )(K1) (A2)
(2) Plan for progression across the age and ability range for which they are trained, designing effective learning sequences within lessons and demonstrating secure subject/curriculum knowledge. (Q22)(T4)

Content:

The English element of this module has a number of key strands.

First, it introduces a stage model of reading acquisition as a basis for the most effective framework for reading teaching. This ensures that those teaching in the later years are trained to teach children who are still at the earlier stages of learning to read independently and whose main task is that of rapid and reliable word-recognition and reading fluency. There will be an emphasis on teaching and learning phonics. Students must demonstrate their understanding of phonemes, graphemes, morphemes and the irregularities of English orthography. Links with spelling are made.

Second, there will be emphasis on various techniques, routines, practices and resources for promoting language with children at the early stages of reading acquisition when children’s oral language skills are a crucial foundation for later progress in reading comprehension. content will include: story-telling, action rhymes, reading aloud to children; shared reading; guided reading; individual reading and home reading.

Third, students are required to compose simple texts for beginning readers such that their grammatical features can be a focus for study: this also provides a useful context for the study of grammar and its associated meta-language for teachers.

Fourthly, models of planning and assessment for formative purposes are demonstrated in preparation for school-based training.

The maths element of this module has a number of key strands.

Consideration of early development in multiplication and division.
Efficient methods for mental and written calculations, relating to multiplication and division.
Teaching long multiplication and division in ways which build on pupil’s previous understanding.
Introduction to teaching fractions, decimals, percentages, and the relationships between them.
Considering implications of ‘Using and Applying’ mathematics.
Developing the process of planning, pertinent to NNS.

The science element of this module has a number of key strands.
Develop personal knowledge of the science content: scientific enquiry, materials, humans as organisms, Earth and beyond
The role of the National Curriculum in Primary Science and its relationship to short term planning.
Knowledge of the National Curriculum for Science .and associated professional language.
The structure and purpose of short term lesson planning, creation and evaluation of lesson plans.
Recognise the role of ICT in supporting teaching and learning

Learning and Teaching Information:

Taught sessions that combine elements of lecture and workshop
Contact hours 18 x 3
Number of groups 2 x 3

Tutorial
Contact hours 2 x 3

Directed independent tasks

Assessment:

001 English Exam 1 x 1 hours (sem 2) 33%
002 Maths Exam 1 x 1 hour (sem 2) 33%
003 Science: Unseen Exam 1 x 1 hour (sem 2) 34%


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