Module EFPM321 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM321: Reading the World
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The principal aim of this module is to enable you to develop a stronger theoretical understanding of reading and the teaching of reading. This will have a direct impact on your own pedagogical practices and a direct impact on your students’ outcomes in reading assessment and in using reading to access the curriculum. The module also aims to broaden and extend your familiarity with a wide range of literature for children.
Specifically, the module aims to:
develop your understanding of theoretical models of the reading process;
clarify the respective roles of phonics and comprehension in becoming an effective reader;
support your ability to make connections between research in reading and your own classroom practice;
develop your subject knowledge of literature written for children and young people;
enable you to understand readers’ perspectives on reading;
support your ability to manage effective classroom practice in reading.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate systematic understanding of theoretical models of the reading process; 2. identify students learning needs in reading and interpret these learning needs in order to plan, teach, assess and evaluate lessons and schemes of work which involve reading; 3. evaluate critically and analyse a wide range of books written for children and young people; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. critically evaluate the relevance of reading research to classroom practice; 5. synthesise relevant reading research literature in support of an argument; 6. use appropriate technologies for data handling and writing in education; 7. present data and findings in a form appropriate for educational contexts; |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. manage your own learning development; 9. learn effectively and be aware of your own learning strategies; 10. express ideas and opinions, with confidence and clarity, to a variety of audiences for a variety of purposes; 11. think creatively about the main features of a given problem and develop strategies for its resolution. |