Literacy and Numeracy 5 to 8 years

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Describe Literacy and Numeracy experiences suitable for diverse young learners drawing on theories of learning.
  2. Plan and design Literacy and Numeracy learning experiences based on relevant curricula and pedagogical approaches for diverse young learners.
  3. Justify and analyse the ways in which young children develop and learn Literacy and Numeracy across curricula.
  4. Reflect and contemplate current, prior, and future Literacy and Numeracy learning and practice for diverse learners aged 5 – 8.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TAS-EDS-ADG-2025 - Associate Degree in Education Support

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching arrangements: Weekly online lectures or equivalent (2 hours), weekly content engagement (6 hours) and weekly collaborative learning (2 hours). Asynchronous Learning: Due to the online nature of this subject, your engagement will encompass weekly lectures, readings, tasks and discussions, and the completion of assignment work. It is expected that you will timetable 10 hours of study time per week, realising that this includes time spent reading or viewing resources provided to you, searching for additional information and resources necessary for the completion of assessment tasks and other activities, and participating in regular tasks and online discussions.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.