FDA5052 - Developing Literacy

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
identify and categorise opportunities for and barriers to literacy learning;
formulate information for a non-specialist audience, using IT;
explain the importance of ‘literacies’ as life skills;
develop arguments and challenge assumptions;
organise collaborative group study aimed at reconstruction and synthesis of views.

Content:

The module will include the study of key contemporary issues which can impact on literacy learning and how to utilise these opportunities or overcome barriers to literacy development for children and young people. Examples of areas of study include:
• literacy and gender;
• promoting home-work partnerships to promote literacy learning;
• the emergence of new technologies and the impact on literacy learning;
• the impact of diversity and cultural differences on literacy;
• the use of appropriate ICT to support the development of language and communication skills.

During this module there will be opportunities for developing team working skills and to enhance personal contribution to literacy based discussions and to consider the re-use of secondary data.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will address the following Foundation Degree participants:
• Supporting Early Years
• Supporting Learning and Additional Needs
• Supporting Children and Families in Social Contexts.

• Learning and teaching will include a range of methods such as lectures, seminars, e-working, workshops and tutorials, with emphasis on team experience and peer support, large and small group discussions, problem-solving activities and individual and paired working.

Students may be expected to draw on a range of theoretical/academic, personal and work-based resources. Course documentation, support materials and web-based materials will be available on the VLE as appropriate.

Study skills will continue to be developed. During the course of each session there will be opportunities for tutor/student interaction to meet individual needs and help develop skills, confidence, competence, knowledge and understanding relating to the aims and objectives.

Students will continue to maintain their Personal Development Log during this module and on-going self-evaluation will be part of the students’ identification of needs.

Lectures, seminars, learning activities, workshops and tutorials, e-engagement e.g. e-for a, VLE activities
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 30/groups/individual

Flexibly delivered assessment support/ e-support including tutorials
Contact hours: 5
Intended Group size: Groups/individual

Work-based tasks
Contact hours: 25
Intended Group size: 1
,br> Guided independent study
Hours: 150

Further details relating to assessment
It is a course requirement that the leaflet is presented for peer review in the final session of the module. Formative feedback informs the rationale and the essay. A rationale accompanies the final submission.

Assessment:

001 Leaflet and rationale 1,500-word equivalent First session of following module 40%
002 Essay 2,500 words First session of following module 60%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Ms Janet Wilkinson
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5FD4

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