Literacy Project and Documentation - Australia Assignments

PRESENTATION
Assignment Presentation
◦ A template is provided via the EML302 site
◦ Word limit: 1800 words (including the newsletter and excluding transcripts).
◦ Work submitted beyond 10% of the required word limit will not be marked.
Assessment item 3 – Literacy Project and Documentation
Value: 50%
Due Date: 01-Jun-2023
Return Date: 26-Jun-2023
Length: 1700 (excluding the appendix)
Group Assessment: No
Submission method options: EASTS (online)
TASK
Part A) Plan and implement an interest-based emergent literacy project with a small
group of children.
The project will take place over a period of time and will include the following steps:
1. Reflect on the interests of the group of children.
2. Select an appropriate storybook based on these interests. Read the book with the children
(this is Experience 1). Consider how you will present and read the story to draw the children’s
attention to concepts of literacy.
3. Consider the themes of the storybook and then plan and implement two follow-up playbased learning experiences based on those themes (these are Experiences 2 and 3).
◦ The experiences will develop the children’s language and literacy whilst allowing them
to learn more about their topic of interest.
◦ The experiences will introduce opportunities for talk, new vocabulary and print
materials to encourage emergent literacy (oral, visual and written) understandings in
the children.
◦ Your experiences will consider early childhood pedagogical practices.
◦ Be mindful of the role you will play in extending the children’s literacy during
implementation of the experiences.
4. Carry out and document the project with a range of methods that may include:
observations, reflections, photos, learning stories, children’s voices, children’s drawing and
writing work.
Part B) Prepare and submit a report
Structure your report using the following 4 headings:
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Overview (approx. 250 words)
Introduce your project. Discuss your understanding of emergent literacy, how your project
incorporated opportunities to enhance the children’s language and literacy and why the
theme/topic of the project was appropriate for this group of children.
The Learning Experiences (approx. 1200 words overall)
Describe and discuss each learning experience.
Experience 1: The storybook
Experience 2: Play-based experience that supports children’s emerging literacy.
Experience 3: Play-based experience that supports children’s emerging literacy.
Each experience must include a rationale for inclusion in the project, the literacy concepts you
are aiming to achieve and your role in supporting and extending children’s literacy.
Your discussion will include reference to relevant, current literature and will be linked to your
documentation.
Conclusion (approx. 250 words)
Conclude your report with an evaluation and reflection on your project. Describe what worked
well and what you would change. Include a reflection on your capacity to extend children’s
emergent literacy and how your practice may change in the future.
Appendix-Documentation (not included in the word count)
Document the project including the children’s interests that inspired the story book choice as
the starting point for your project. Additionally you can include observations, reflections,
photos, learning stories, children’s voices, children’s drawings and writing samples. You will
also note the children’s responses which indicate how the project might contribute to their
emergent literacy. Include the most relevant pieces of documentation that relate to your
report.
RATIONALE
This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
• be able to identify environments that enhance children’s language and literacy
development.
• understand the key role adults can play in enhancing or impeding children’s language
and literacy development.
• demonstrate knowledge of and ability to plan for emergent literacy in children.
• understand and be able to explain teaching strategies which assist the development of
children’s talk, thinking and emergent literacy.
• demonstrate awareness of promoting children’s language and literacy through using a
range of play-based learning experiences (e.g. dramatic play, music and movement).
This assignment develops your understandings of the readings and set text by applying and
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adapting the ideas to your own work with children. In particular, the assignment requires you
to demonstrate your understanding of programming provisions based on children’s interests
and focused on the development of children’s language and literacy.
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MARKING CRITERIA AND STANDARDS

Criterion	High Distinction	Distinction	Credit	Pass	Fail
Well structured and coherent report with a tertiary standard of writing and referencing. 5 marks	Report begins with an extremely well structured, engaging and succinct introduction. High level of accuracy and control in articulation of ideas. Logical and coherent text structure. Sustained evidence of correct citation and referencing [APA 7th style].	Report begins with a well structured and clear introduction. High level of accuracy and control in articulation of ideas. Logical and coherent text structure. Consistent approach to citation and referencing [APA 7th style].	Report begins with a coherent and sound introduction. Ideas are clearly articulated using accurate sentence structure. Text structure is clearly organised. Consistent approach to citation and referencing [APA 7th style] with few errors.	The report begins with a generally clear introduction. Lack of clarity in places. Text structure may lack clear organisation. Minor spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Mostly consistent approach to citation and referencing [APA 7th style] with few errors.	The report is not introduced adequately or introduction is not clear. Significant number of spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors per page. Text structure lacks appropriate organisation. Inadequate [APA 7th style] citation and referencing.
Discussion of learning experiences demonstrates: knowledge and understanding of emergent literacy concepts,	A well synthesised and articulated discussion, demonstrating: a deep understanding of all key emergent literacy concepts;	A thorough and generally well articulated discussion, demonstrating: a thorough understanding of all key emergent literacy concepts; comprehensive	A generally well articulated discussion, demonstrating: a sound understanding of most key emergent literacy concepts;	A generally well articulated discussion, demonstrating: a developing understanding of most key emergent literacy concepts; basic knowledge and	An unsatisfactory discussion showing: no understanding of key emergent literacy concepts; limited knowledge and understanding of supporting children’s

ability to eﬀectively plan for emergent literacy in children, connections with subject content and evidence from documentation 30 marks	exceptional knowledge and understanding of supporting children’s emergent literacy through implementing a range of appropriate learning experiences; explicit, insightful, well integrated, perceptive and well substantiated connections with relevant literature and supporting documentation.	knowledge and understanding of supporting children’s emergent literacy through implementing a range of appropriate learning experiences; explicit, perceptive, integrated and generally well substantiated connections with relevant literature and supporting documentation.	sound knowledge and understanding of supporting children’s emergent literacy through implementing mostly appropriate learning experiences; some explicit, perceptive and well substantiated connections with relevant literature and supporting documentation.	understanding of supporting children’s emergent literacy through implementing some appropriate learning experiences; some well integrated and substantiated connections with relevant literature and supporting documentation.	emergent literacy through implementing some appropriate and/ or inappropriate learning experiences; tenuous connections with relevant literature and supporting documentation.
Eﬀectively evaluates the project and articulates implications for future practice for enhancing children’s emergent literacy development	Demonstrates a well formulated evaluation with comprehensive thought given to implications for future practice.	Demonstrates a well formulated evaluation with thorough thought given to implications for future practice.	Demonstrates a generally well formulated evaluation with sound thought given to implications for future practice.	Demonstrates an adequately formulated evaluation with basic thought given to implications for future practice.	Does not demonstrate an adequately formulated evaluation and/or unsatisfactory thought given to implications for future practice.

15 marks

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