Teaching Phonics in Early Childhood Course - Queensland University of Technology
Online Australia
Course
DURATION
2 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Learn what phonics is and how to teach it in the early years.
Learn evidence-based skills for teaching phonics to young children
Intentionally and explicitly teaching the relationship between letters and sounds through play-based pedagogies is a crucial part of children’s literacy development. There is much popular debate surrounding this topic, amongst researchers, teachers, parents and education authorities. This course will share research-based knowledge and skills around code-based literacy in early childhood.
When would you like to start?
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts.
- Available now
Who will you learn with?
Stacey Campbell
Early childhood literacy lecturer in the Faculty of Education at QUT. I am an experienced teacher whose research explores code-related literacy, phonics, and teachers’ beliefs and practices.
Who developed the course?
Queensland University of Technology
QUT is a leading Australian university ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide by the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Located in Brisbane, it attracts over 50,000 students.
What topics will you cover?
- What is code-related literacy?
- What is phonics?
- Why is phonics important in early childhood settings?
- What are some evidence-based strategies for teaching phonics?
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Describe code-related literacy, including phonics, phonemic awareness and phonological awareness.
- Explain why teaching and learning code-related literacy is important.
- Identify an appropriate strategy for teaching code-related literacy in early childhood settings.
Who is the course for
This is a general, introductory course aimed at anyone supporting children to prepare for school, including parents, educators and workers in early childhood education and care (ECEC), centre directors, early primary school teachers, and education leaders.
For Australian educators, this course aligns with the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST):
- Know the content and how to teach it
- 2.1, 2.5
- 2.1, 2.5
- Engage in professional learning
- 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
- 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
- Engage professionally with colleagues
- 7.4
- 7.4
For Australian educators in before-school settings, this course aligns with the following National Quality Standard (NQS):
- Quality Area 1 – Educational program and practice
- Element 1.2.1 Intentional teaching: educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions.
- Element 1.2.2 Response teaching and scaffolding: Educators respond to children’s ideas and play and extend children’s learning through open-ended questions, interactions and feedback.
- Element 1.2.1 Intentional teaching: educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions.
- Element 1.2.2 Response teaching and scaffolding: Educators respond to children’s ideas and play and extend children’s learning through open-ended questions, interactions and feedback.