Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM321: Reading the World

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 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.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
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.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Development of an assessment tool to capture reading comprehension skills	500 words	6, 7, 9, 11	Written feedback
Draft design of research intervention	1000 words	6, 7, 11	Written feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Individual Oral presentation (Powerpoint with audio)	40	15 minutes	3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10	Written feedback
Research report	60	5000 words	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11	Written feedback
	0
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Individual Oral presentation (Powerpoint with audio)	Individual Oral presentation (15 minutes)	3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10	6 weeks
Written assignment	Written assignment (5000 words)	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11	6 weeks