Developing Children's Communication, Language and Literacy (X6604)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

This module builds on the Year 1 module, Exploring Children’s Language, Literacy and Communication.

You’ll develop your understanding of how to foster children’s communication, language and literacy. The module helps you build on key theories and practical approaches, with hands-on classroom experience.

Having focused on reading, we now shift the focus to writing. You’ll explore how skilled practitioners support language and literacy development through:

  • the importance of play
  • creating an enabling environment
  • rich storytelling and roleplay opportunities.

Through the lens of inclusion, you’ll examine how to shape the teaching of writing and nurture lifelong writers. You’ll reflect on classroom experiences, considering both established and new teaching ideas. You’ll also critique and contextualise policy and practice.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Written assessment (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: